2010 Dental Symposium
On Friday January 15th Drs.
Len Jensen and Alex Moreno conducted a dental
symposium attended by 16 visiting dentists, including a representative from the
Tegucigalpa Dental School. Alex Moreno has accepted a position in the health
administration of the new government in Honduras headed by newly elected
President Lobo. Alex presented his vision of a program to improve the dental
health of the Honduran people. Alex will be part of a new government in Honduras
which is stable, fair and devoted to the people of
Honduras.
Leonard Jensen presented a
detailed analysis of dental implant surgery. Everyone appreciated the attention
we are giving to dental health in Honduras. The Alex Moreno program for dental
health is called the “GIFT OF A SMILE PROGRAM”. Dr. Leyda Callejas, a
recent medical school graduate, translated for the symposium.
2009 Dental Symposium
On
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, fifteen visiting dentists joined us for a Dental
Symposium in Pespire. These dentists and dental hygienists came
from all over Southwest Honduras. They had coffee and breakfast at La
Casada while the leaders of the Symposium fine-tuned the program. The
leaders included Dr. Alex Moreno Sanchez, his wife, Dra. Hortenzia Valladares,
Dr. Leonard Jensen, Maria Elena and Martha Suarez. They conducted a
first-class, give-and-take seminar on dental practices in Honduras and in the
United States. Martha translated from Spanish to English and Maria
translated from English to Spanish. Alex led off the discussion by
introducing himself and Dr. Jensen. Each presented a short introductory
statement about themselves and the nature of their practice. Each of the
15 visiting dentists then did the same introduction. Sometimes they
mentioned particular problems they had and this engendered a
discussion the problem and sometimes a solution was
offered.
The
overall characterization of these presentations was that almost all of the
visiting dentists worked a few days a week at a government sponsored
clinic. The rest of the time they conducted a private practice.
Invariably they stated that the government help was significant but was not
entirely adequate. All of them needed supplies and
assistance.
