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Teethsavers Nicaragua Six-Year Molar Focus School in Jinotega, had excellent cooperation with the Nicaragua dental school dean, the Nicaragua Ministry of Health and our partnering with the Mission Para Christo where we rented space for our School with three fulltime staff. Dr. Bismark Riveria is Director and Teacher, Alan Oliva, Administrator and Assistant Teacher and Spanish to English translator. Maria Magdalena Chavarria is the cook. Following the first intake of 12, the 10 graduates were employed by governments and various other organizations.

The Jinotega dental school and working with its students was a tremendous experience for Debby and me. We have traveled to several economically challenged countries, but none of them made us as grateful for being Americans as Nicaragua. Teethsavers is doing a great job saving molars with limited resources. The Teethsavers personal are doing great work educating the children dentally as well as saving teeth. We loved the response and cooperation of the children and their parents. We felt we helped the patients and wished we could have done more. The mission was very hospitable to us and our needs. A truly rewarding experience by two American volunteers, a dentist and wife, Debby Buchanan and Gary T. Foster, DDS.

Dr. Jessica Jackson
Being involved with the Teethsavers program in Nicaragua  has been a wonderful, life changing experience. There is so much need in this world and being able to give back in my chosen profession has been very fulfilling. When I see all of the  hard work of the Teethsaver students,  Dr. Bismarck, and Alan as they travel to remote areas to better the dentition and lives of the children of Nicaragua  it makes me very proud and I look  forward to each visit.

J Jackson DDS.

World Wide, Tooth Decay is the Most Prevalent Childhood Disease

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Erika Mirinda was busy today! She serves in the Municipality of Muy Muy, Nicaragua and today was the day the Health Center team went out into the rural areas of Muy Muy for a field event. You can see some of the children Erika treated in the photos, but these are only a few of the children she treated. Like many areas of Nicaragua, the Muy Muy community is very poor, yet this is Erika’s home and her heart is committed to serving God by loving and treating the children of Muy Muy. Muy Muy is Spanish for ‘very very’, and the work Erika does is VERY VERY important to the overall health of the children. Join the Teethsavers Team today (www.teethsavers.org) and make a difference in the lives of these children by supporting the work of Erika Miranda and Teethsavers International.
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Left: Meet Ana, one of the newest Teethsaver 6-year Molar Focus School graduates in Nicaragua. Ana is in her mid 20s and will be serving in her home town of Pantasma, in northern part of the region of Jinotega. Ana is grateful to God for the opportunity to serve her community in the name of Jesus. On an average day (7am to 5pm), she will treat up to 40 children doing teeth cleaning, applying sealant, and performing ART fillings. Her salary is less than most of us will spend on the convenience of a cell phone. Won't you help support Ana? A monthly gift of $25 will provide her with materials and supplies to treat the never-ending line of children that cannot wait to see her everyday.

Right: Today was a banner day for Teethsavers in Nicaragua! First of all, the Municipality of San Ramon agreed to allow work space and some basic materials for the four young men who’ve recently graduated from the Six-Year Molar Focus School. This is a large community and will eventually require not only Luis, Juan, Erick and Victor, but assistants for each of them as well. Although, San Ramon can only afford to help with a small financial commitment for Teethsavers, the need there is great and we know that God will provide funding for the work. Please prayerfully consider if God is calling you to be a part of the solution in San Ramon, Nicaragua.
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These two remarkable young ladies will walk several miles every day to serve the children of LaDalia in northern Nicaragua. Although both are trained in ART procedure and Teethsaver graduates, until additional funding is available, they will take turns serving as each other's assistant as they work in the local Health Center and travel to area villages. When funding for assistants is available (only about $75/month) they will double their capacity for treatment! Won't you prayerfully consider being a "virtual assistant" for Veronica and Rosalia?