What do non-medical volunteers do at a dental clinic? Anybody done something like this?

[raccoon]

XXXXXXXXX Church Local Outreach - Dental Clinic

Description

XXXXXXXX Church is partnering with the Anystate Dental Association to provide a free two-day comprehensive dental clinic for adults in the area. We are providing all the non-medical volunteers for this outreach which will provide dental services for approx. 2,000 people. All types of service opportunities and time slots are available. No previous experience required; only a willingness to serve others and demonstrate Christ’s love in action.

[Arctic Dave]

1. Paperwork. Lots and lots of paperwork.

Also, scheduling.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. Organizing the people, taking health records and getting them to the dentist with the patient, etc

It's good work for a good cause.

[msongs]

3. medical records are supposed to confidential w/restricted access nt

[SoCalDem]

4. They do stuff for free, that used to be paid-positions

:(

[Ken Burch]

5. "Praise The Lord, And Pass The Large Injection"?

n/t.

[Journeyman]

6. I can see non-medical volunteers assisting with administrative functions. . .

Handing out medical forms and helping people fill them out, managing the waiting room (keeping it clean, helping people to check-in, keeping track of who's next), giving comfort to those who are on-edge (especially those who may have never been to a dentist before), providing translation services for non-English speakers. There's plenty for unskilled people to assist with in a community clinic setting, especially if it's being held somewhere other than a dental office.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Not to nit pick, but translation is a skill.

In a medical setting, a quite dandy one in fact.

[Journeyman]

8. And I'm certain people will deal with difficulties when dental care is offered free. . .