{"id":4081,"date":"2026-06-30T05:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T05:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divaind.com\/yas1\/?page_id=4081"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:26:47","slug":"corona-panama-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/divaind.com\/yas1\/corona-panama-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona Panama Projet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Corona Panama<\/span> Project<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Rotary Club of Playa Coronado \u201cHelp in a Box\u201d FREE DENTAL CLINIC<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At the Rotary International Convention in Toronto June 2018, Steve Bender, President of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach met with Mike Peers Past President and Rogelio Teran, President, of the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado to discuss the possibility of the Playa Coronado hosting a group of visiting dental professionals who would give a free clinic in Panama. This would be held under the auspices of Help in a Box, The Oral Hygiene Initiative and Ayuda International, a non-profit charity. The object of AYUDA is to be actively engaged in and dedicated to improving and sustaining the oral health and social betterment of all underserved areas by providing assistance through treatment and training both within the United States and abroad. The visiting team is self-financing hence there was no burden on our local, limited, resources. Nine Rotary and Rotaract Clubs from the Americas participated in this project.<\/p>

The date for the clinics were set from 22 April until 27th April 2019 (USA Easter\/Spring Break). The challenge for Playa Coronado was to find locations in the Beaches Area to accommodate the team, host the clinics and to provide patients. We chose the Royal Decameron to accommodate the team and since no single venue was large enough, we agreed to split the clinics (a first) between Cocl\u00e9 Regional University, Penonom\u00e9 and Coronado Bible Church, Coronado. On the last day, those who were not painting a food house in Gorgona worked in Decameron providing treatments to Decameron employees and their children,<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Ministry of Health Panama (MINSA) fully supported the visit and we thank them for expediting and allowing the visit. The University allowed full access to their Dental Clinic and also provided their own Dental Assistants to assist, a great experience for all. The Bible Church comprised 2 large rooms where everything had to be brought in. Thanks to all those who helped to provide equipment, especially the El Dorado Rotary Club and VOSH that provided the compressor to keep the dental stations working at maximum capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The visiting team comprised 11 dental professionals and 36 assistants (Rotarians, Rotaractors, Dental Students and supporters), plus Playa Coronado Rotary Club members & spouses, members of Rotaract Cocl\u00e9 and other University faculty & students who all helped at the patient reception and as Dental Assistants \u2013 all together about 100 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The table below summarizes the results of the visit, over 500 patients signed up and despite having to shut down early after losing electrical service in Penonom\u00e9 every patient at Coronado and Penonom\u00e9 received the full treatment. The value is based on California USA prices :- Clinic Report for Panama, 04\/22\/19 \u2013 04\/27\/19<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Patient Exams<\/h4>

# Performed: 362
Value per Procedure: $100.00
Total Value: $36,200.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Radiographs<\/h4>

# Performed: 495<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $30.00<\/p>

Total Value: $14,850.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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OHI (Oral Hygiene Instr.)<\/h4>

# Performed: 367<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $75.00<\/p>

Total Value: $27,525.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fluoride Varnish<\/h4>

# Performed: 386<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $70.00<\/p>

Total Value: $27,020.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Prophy<\/h4>

# Performed: 155<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $120.00<\/p>

Total Value: $18,600.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Full Mouth Debridement<\/h4>

# Performed: 66<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $180.00<\/p>

Total Value: $11,880.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Quad ScRP<\/h4>

# Performed: 11<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $120.00<\/p>

Total Value: $1,320.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sealant<\/h4>

# Performed: 198<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $60.00<\/p>

Total Value: $11,880.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Composite<\/h4>

# Performed: 759<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $280.00<\/p>

Total Value: $212,520.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Pulpotomy\/Pulp Therapy<\/h4>

# Performed: 3<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $400.00<\/p>

Total Value: $1,200.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Extractions<\/h4>

# Performed: 160<\/p>

Value per Procedure: $250.00<\/p>

Total Value: $40,000.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No Treatment*<\/h4>

# Performed: 6<\/p>

Value per Procedure: \u2013<\/p>

Total Value: \u2013<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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