Dental Care Assistant

Dental students can support the provision of dental care, participating in hygiene campaigns and healthcare education. Interns will be placed in "Centros de Salud" or Hospitals which provide both primary and basic emergency care to low-income families.

The program

Our dental care programs need volunteer with skills and passion for helping others! As dental health is often one of the most critically underserved healthcare fields in Peru, there are people who are in desperate need of your abilities. 

In Peru, there are few opportunities for adults and children to have access to dental care and oral hygiene education. However, there are many great projects that are mobilizing skilled volunteers to maintain smiles across Cusco. 

Volunteer work

For dental or pre-dental students, working abroad allows for an opportunity to spread your valuable, skills and knowledge to a population that would not usually have access to them. For dental or pre-dental students, working abroad allows you to observe your field in its most basic role and to help people.

Dental interns will be placed in local dental clinics and work alongside a licensed dentist to gain experience in practical techniques such as prophylaxis, sealants, restorations, and extractions.

Opportunities may be available to participate in outreach programs in schools and rural communities during the intern's stay. 

Volunteers will be given a level of responsibility according to their level of training and expertise. Spanish level and ability to take initiative.

Participating in this project you will need to bring their own materials to develop dental cures and prophylaxis (it is mandatory). 

- Conservation kits (x2)
- white medical jacket and Scrubs (to wear daily)
- Box of surgical gloves (x2)
- Dental composite resins (white filling B2)
- Box of surgical masks

** Prior to your arrival you may be required to provide copies of your training and credentials.

Note: The program is suitable only for dental students or professional.

Upon arrival in Cusco, we will be waiting for you at Cusco’s airport, from where we will go to our host family. We will be given a health & safety and program orientation, and you will have time to rest.

Monday morning, we will meet at our office in Cusco and you will be given a briefing about your project. Then we will take the public bus to the project, where you will be introduced to the director and can start working.

Daily schedule:

Monday to Friday:

7:30 AM - Breakfast with host family
8:00 AM - Volunteer leaves to the project
8:30 AM - Arrival at the project, beginning of Volunteering
1:00 PM - End of project
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  Lunch with host family
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Free time
7-7:30PM - Dinner with the host family

**The volunteers on afternoons are free to visit and explore the city, or can chose to take Spanish classes which can be arrange at our office.

On the weekend, volunteers have spare time and usually relax or take the opportunity to explore other parts of their local town and Peru. Long weekends can be taken to travel further afield such as Machu Picchu, Colca Canyon or Lake Titicaca. At PV Travel we organize fun and interesting tours for our volunteers, so just let us know where you would like to go!