title: A land untouched by dentistry - singapore brings dental care to afghanistan.
abstract: In 2007, the Singapore Armed Forces deployed a Dental Project Team (DPT) to the capital city of the Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan. The team set up the province's first modern dental facility. Besides providing primary dental care to the 60,000 population there, the Singaporeans also trained and prepared a team of Afghan dentist and dental assistants. The Afghan dental team took over the dental clinic and continued to provide care when it was time for the DPT to depart for home. Braving challenging security and austere living conditions, the DPT completed its mission successfully.
authors.affiliation: Roots! Advanced Endodontics, Novena Medical Center, Singapore. Electronic address: tpenghui@rootsendo.sg.
authors.forename: Peng Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Wee Chee
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D003726:Dental Assistants; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D008889:Military Personnel; D011313:Preventive Dentistry; D012846:Singapore