Winslow, AZ Rotation 2006

WIHCC

Welcome to the clinic here in Winslow. This is the sign leading into the Health Care Center complex. The dental clinic is to the right of this sign.

The gang's all here...

Here are all the doctors and us. From left to right (back row): Dr. Spritzer, Dr. Min, Dr. Barnes, me, Anna, Dr. Po (pedodontist), Dr. Markel, Travis

(Front row): Dr. Bulloch and Dr. Burton. We are in front of the new dental bus. Anna and I have our eyes closed because we are staring directly at the sun.

Here is the clinic from the outside. There are four operatories and a "quiet room" which is a regular operatory with sedation equipment. There are two satellite clinics: Dilkon and Leupp. These three clinics, with 8 doctors between them, serve ~20,000 Navajos!
The Health Center complex also has a physical therapy dept., an optometry dept. and a small hospital.

Another view of the clinic. This is the door we go in for work each morning. To the right is a mobile dental bus, which is an RV made into a two operatory dental clinic. They had the tribal blessing ceremony to bless the bus the second day we were here. The bus will travel to remote areas to help more people.

We work with four doctors mainly: Dr. Barnes (chief of dental), Dr. Bulloch, Dr. Burton and Dr. Turpin (AEGD resident). It has been a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of work.

(Left to Right) Dr. Angela Bulloch and Dr. Candice Turpin. Dr. Bulloch and Dr. Barnes (not pictured) are our main supervisors at the clinic. Candice is the AEGD resident here.