Day 9 - Instructional Time

Today the dental clinic was closed for renovations, so we took the opportunity to give Oral Hygiene Instruction to the new residents at the Ranch. Our slogan was, "Cepilla, cepilla, cepilla, tres veces al dia" which roughly translates into, "Brush, brush, brush, three times a day". We (Norma and Alex) also made posters to illustrate the point.

The Ranch dentista, Dilcia is awesome. She has made us traditional Honduran lunches every day that we've been here working and they are delicious. Today's lunch was two tortillas with a bean, cheese, plantain, and pork filling. Speaking of Dilcia, everyone on the Ranch calls her Doctora. They all love her too. It's easy to see why. She's as good with the little ones as she is with the teens. On Sunday, she's taking us into a small town about an hour away which has a lot of arts/crafts type stuff. I'm sure it'll be a great time.

After teaching the new kids how to brush and floss, we took our show to Casa Suyapa, which is the little ones' dorm. The instruction was lost on most of the kids (aged 2-4), but they had a great time with their new cepillas (toothbrushes) and hilo dental (dental floss). We also applied a small amount of fluoride varnish to their teeth. Next it was play time. As you can see in the picture, the kids loved to sit in laps and were super friendly. The one in my lap dragged me all over the classroom to show me all kinds of extremely important stuff. I then gave about half of the class upside-down rides around the room. Man am I gonna be sore tomorrow!