EDSA Pre-Congress Volunteer Project

 

"What is it?"
EDSA Pre-congress Volunteer project is a new activity which consists of 2 days filled with volunteering done by dental students participating in EDSA Summer/Spring meetings. We at EDSA believe, that dental students can actively and meaningfully contribute to society as a part of our EDSA journey.
"What is the purpose?"
We want to contribute in various ways. Our primary focus is teaching the general public proper oral hygiene habits – brushing techniques, interdental space cleaning, early oral cancer sign recognition and simultaneously providing advice and invitation to regular dental checkups. We also want to pay much-needed attention to sustainability and go for example trash-picking, beach cleaning, tree planting or wildlife conservation where possible. Another area which we feel needs our help would be the homeless community, where we could help with food preparation and distribution.
"What do we want to achieve?"
With this new concept of volunteer projects, we believe we can make changes where necessary while contributing dentistry-relatedly. Teaching the general public about proper oral hygiene habits will always be necessary, as in many countries the incidence of oral health problems is not decreasing. On top of it all, with this kind of project, we can motivate students to continue and develop similar volunteer activities in their home countries.