Metamorphosis of a dental clinic

Dental Clinic at La Fuente

As you enter from the street into the grounds of La Fuente, this is what you see.  This photo was taken before construction on the dental clinic began.  The building at the far right is where the new dental clinic is now located.

This is a front-view of what the building looked like before construction began.

This is one of the three rooms that was reconstructed into the dental clinic.

Demolition has begun :)  The three previous rooms were opened up into one big space.

Painting

Openings were cut into the ceiling to make "skylights".   Here in Cusco, we get our heat from windows and "skylights".  Of course, they don't help much when it's cloudy outside :)

Electrical work being done.

Working outside.  Originally, there were three doors (one for each of the original rooms).  During construction, one of the doors was removed and covered over.

Still working inside - but, now we have dental chairs :)  There are a total of three dental chairs.

Nathan W. and one of the workers looking at the sterilizer.

Ike and Saulo studying items related to the new x-ray machine.

Cabinets have been installed and Paola is cleaning them.  Paola is the dental assistant.

A view of the main dental area - two of the three chairs are located in this area.

A glass partition was installed to separate the main dental area from the sterilization area.

The sterilization area

The third dental chair is located on the other side of the sterilization area.   The x-ray machine is also located in this area.

cabinets with vacuform and computer

The new front entrance to the Clínica Odontología (Dental Clinic)

The La Fuente Dental Team:  Saulo, Paola, and Ike

Paola - ready to greet and check-in patients

Saulo at work.

Lee Bridgeman, a dentist who is here short-term with MTW, and Ike discussing a digital x-ray.  Lee and his family arrived in Cusco a couple of weeks ago.  He'll be working with Ike and Saulo while they are in Cusco.

Lee and Ike working on a patient.