SAT 8.0 Mission Accomplished! (Part 1)

Smile Action Project 8.0 has been carried out successfully! 

This time, we have chosen 3 centres for SAT 8.0 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. There are 1000 patients have been treated by our volunteer dentists who are the community members from the Educating Center for Community (ECC) run by Savorn, Chong Kneas Primary School kids, Phumo Primary School kids and villagers and lastly we additionally visited another centre called Lvea International Language School in the outskirt of Siem Reap province. 

The big family of SAT8.0 volunteers!! 

Front (From Left): 

Jack Chua, Stephanie Liew, Sophia Ang, Dr. Lau Hoon Way, Dr. Patrick Sia, Narub, Pagna, Candy Cheah Wan Theng, Mak Lai Fan, Choy Kim Lee

Second row (From Left): 

Mr. Driver, Wong Kah Kit, Michelle Hon, Wong Siew Yee, Dr. Chew Quin Leng, Hong Li Li, Grace Ong, Dr. Wah Wan Xai, Dr. Peng Sovannarith,  Elize Lim, Varn, Yap Lian Ching

Last row (From Left): 

Uncle Keong, Riem, Clement David Leong, Uncle Heng, Uncle Hai

First Station: 

We came back to this school compound again (about 3km from Siem Reap Town) to treat new patients from ECC. Of course we took the opportunity to review the students from this school whom we have visited earlier this year. 

Since we are familiar with this school, we set up the equipments (dental chairs, instruments, electricity connection, registration counters and so on) very quickly. 

We began our treatment with the following flows:

First, patients are registered with their name, gender and age on a dated patient card. Secondly they are attending Oral Hygiene Instruction (OHI) session which we showed them the correct way of brushing teeth, good food to take and bad food to avoid. Thirdly, toothbrush and toothpaste are distributed to the children, they are brought to brush teeth nearby the treatment room and with the source of water. Next, they will be sent to the waiting area to be called and lastly they will see the dentists. 

The vans, filled with dental equipments, mobile units, instruments and many other stuffs. 

The teacher of the class are helping to register their students for dental treatment. 

Learn some Khmer:

What is your name: Chmoh vai?

How old are you: Ayuk Man? 

Numbers               Usually they will answer: __numbers__  Chenam (years old, I guess)

1 - Mui

2 - Pee

3 - Pai

4 - Boun

5 - Phram

6 - Phram Mui

7 - Phram Pee

8 - Phram Pai

9 - Phram Boun

10 - Dop

11- Dop Mui 

and so on

Happy Toothbrush and Oral Hygiene Instruction session with the children.

Challenge: To teach OHI in little Khmer and English, with the help of translator, to ensure the kids understood what we are talking about!

Registered kids with their patient cards, waiting in front of the treatment room. 

 

Lastly: Meet our dentists, dental assistants, and our mobile dental units! 

The treatment room, everyone is very busy like in a battle field! 

Second Station

Next, we packed everything into the van and travelled to a school that is on the way to Tonle Sap. We have been contacted by a teacher, under AHCO, who introduced us to visit the children here. 

Chong Kneas Primary School, along the way to Tonle Sap, is a floating school on a lake. 

This is the extraordinary floating school on the way to Tonle Sap! This school has just been built in early of this year. It is next to a community hospital supported by the United States. 

Initially we wanted to borrow the space of the hospital, however, the request was rejected. Therefore, we move all the equipments from vans into the hall of this floating school (on the second floor) by forming a line to pass stuffs around. 

Forming a line and pass equipments from one end to the other. It works faster and save energy!

The curious kids. What are they looking at? 

For more stories of the coming centres? 

We will tell you more in the next post!


*If you wish to be our volunteers, please sign up the volunteer form that is available on this website. 
You may also contact us via smileaction@gmail.com

The Smile Action Team Malaysia is an NGO that solely run on donation basis. We need your support and donations to keep this project in order to reach out to more children in the rural area. 

You may send your cheque or bank in to:
Pertubuhan Pasukan Senyuman Malaysia
Public Bank Account: 3173 4787 07

Kindly send your scanned bank-in slip/proof of record to 
smileaction@gmail.com and 012-6213798. 

Thank you!

Call for Volunteers for SAT 8.0

Smile Action Project 7.0 - Reach out to more kids in Siem Reap!

Malaysia Smile Action Team Association has sent a team of 18, including 4 local Cambodian volunteers to visit 4 children's homes in Siem Reap on 10th- 15th March 2014.

The beneficiaries for Smile Action Project 7 including:

1. Angkor Help the Children Organisation (AHCO) - with 718 patients were treated.
2. Assisting Cambodian Orphans and the Disabled Organisation (ACODO) - with 19 patients were revisited.
3. Children and Development Organisation (CDO) - 66 children were treated.
4. Sok Cambodian Children Orphanage Organisation (SOK) - with 100 patients were treated.

This little girl is demonstrating her brushing skill! 

The girls are laughing at the tongue showing behind this little boy.

This school is equipped with water pipe facilities. However, they have water rationing on every alternate day. And villagers will come and collect the water with many 1.5L of water bottles.

The energetic crew for Smile Action Project 7.0! 

The kids are excited because they can get free toothpaste and happy toothbrush! Oh ya, we are looking for kind hearted persons or company to sponsor these toothpastes and tooth brushes for the children! 

Brush, Brush Brush the teeth, brush it everyday! Some children do not own a set of tooth brush and toothpaste, and some have never seen a tooth brush before! 

The children are very brave. They let the dentists to do any treatment on their teeth. 

Our Cambodian volunteers are very helpful in assisting the dentists as well as translating the treatment procedures to the kids. 

After Oral Health education session, the children are registered with a registration form for dentist to fill up. 

Ah.. the kids spit on the ground and on their bare feet! We need more hygiene education! 

The children are saying 'thank you' to our fellow dentists with their colourful drawings! 

The curious eyes behind the window bars. This is their first time seeing dental treatment in the classroom. 

Last but not least, we would like to share our gratitude to the kind volunteers who dedicated their time, energy and money for this meaningful Smile Action Project in Siem Reap!
They are:

1.  Dr. Patrick Sia King Shang

2.  Dr. Lau Hoon Way

3.  Dr. Warren Ho Wei Lun

4.  Dr. Yong Sing Shung

5.  Dr. Peng Sovannarith

6.  Cheah Wan Ting
7.  Tan Che Siang

8.  Keong lai Seng

9.  Liew Boon Yee

10. Choy Kim Lee

11. Sor Lee Ting

12. Yaw Shiau Siean

13. Ang Mui Kiang

14. Lim Soo Jin

15. Chhorn Voeun

16. Eem Muikieang

17. Nuon Srey Riem

18. Tharc Sreythoa

Next, stay tuned to our Call for Volunteers recruitment, our next trip will be in 28th July - 2rd August 2014!

Smile Action Project 6

Smile Action Project 6

Date: 6th - 12th August 2013
Location: Phnom Penh and Takeo Province, Cambodia


The Smile Action Team is setting their feet in Takeo Province! 
For the first time visiting children's homes in Daunkeo, we managed to collaborate with two orphanage homes which are A Greater Hope Orphanage and Our Friends Orphanage. In Phnom Penh, we have revisited FGA child centre and Chey Children's Home as well as established a new contact with Center for Children Happiness and the Sunflower Centre for Children. 

Our Volunteers are consist of 20 members of diverse background. They are playing different roles to make our project accomplished! 

No.	Name	Position
1	Dr. Wong Ruen Yuan	Dentist
2	Dr. Patrick Sia King Shang	Dentist
3	Dr. Lau Hoon Way	Dentist
4	Dr. Yap Boon San	Medical doctor
5	Chua Yin Yin	Assistant
6	Rainee Leong	Sterilisation
7	Vivian Cheong Yan Hui	Sterilisation
8	Choy Kim Lee	OHI
9	Kung Syh Yu	OHI
10	Candy Cheah	OHI
11	Wong Kah Kit	Set up Operation
12	Jean Wong	Videographer
13	Lim Yi Qing	Assistant
14	Michelle Hon Yern Ee	Assistant
15	Kung Sze Sze	Assistant
16	Chia Hui Shan	Assistant
17	How Yoke Mooi	Treasurer
18	Hong Li Li	Special task
19	Hong Sherly	Special task
20	Lai Yoke Lin	Assistant
21	Ah Kew (Cambodain)	Logistic

More updates soon!



Schedule of Smile Action Project 6:

7th Aug 2013	8th Aug  2013	9th Aug 2013	10th Aug 2013	11th Aug 2013
FGA	Daunkeo 2	Daunkeo 2	Daunkeo 2	Daunkeo 2
FGA (105 ptt)	A Greater Hope Orphanage (125 ptt)	Our Friends Orphange (300 ptt)	Our Friends Orphange (300 ptt)	Travel to Phnom Penh, Check in hotel
Paddy Field (27 ptt), Travel to Takeo	A Greater Hope Orphanage (125 ptt)	Our Friends Orphange (300 ptt)	Our Friends Orphange (300 ptt)	Center for Children Happiness, CCH (87 ptt) Sunflower Center for Children (12ptt) – come to CCH

 

This time, we will share more photos of our volunteers in action for you to have an overview of our activities with the children!

Treatment room at A Greater Home Orphanage (Treated patients: 125 people).

Medical check-up by Dr. Yap Boon San.

Can you see the human flea eggs on the little girl's hair?

Treatment in the process by Dr Lau and assisted by Syh Yu. 

Our dentist Dr Patrick Sia and his assistants.

Little girls who loved to take photos.

Revisited Chey's Children Home in Phnom Penh. The kids have grown up!

Wondering what is this?

Kids teeth brushing demonstration time!

The kids and villagers enjoyed the oral hygiene education session with Smile Action Team.

The volunteers helped us in translating English into Khmer. 

Curiosity of little kids while watching kids song videos on a laptop.

Older children are facilitating in teeth brushing session.

Registration counter is full of 'customers'.

Lunch time right in the children's home. 

Practical session of proper teeth brushing method. 

Kids who do not wear clothes. 

My teeth are white in colour!

Instrument stefilisation counter

There are four sets of dental set up in one treatment room.

Cut your dirty nails. 

Does my smile look better?

Waiting for the dental check-up. Trembling?

Come up next, we will share with your the Smile Action Project 7 which will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia! 

Stay tuned! 

If you wish to be our volunteers, please sign up the volunteer form available in this website. 

You may also express your interest to smileaction@gmail.com

We need your support and donation to sustain this projects and reach out to more kids in rural area too!

Kindly bank in to:

Pertubuhan Pasukan Penggerak Senyuman Malaysia

Public bank acc: 3173478707

Please send your scanned bank-in slip/photo/proof of record to: smileaction@gmail.com and 012-6213798.