A professional dentist, who closely observes the volunteer work, directs our dental program.
For groups, the volunteer work takes place in an orphanage or rural school. Individuals work alongside dentists in clinics.
The daily tasks may vary depending on the amount of time that volunteers are coming for, the different
necessities of the projects and what the volunteer wishes to gain from this experience.
The Dental Program Duties Include:
Dental Prophylaxis:
This treatment consists of an exhaustive cleaning of each tooth with special tools provided by PV Travel and the dentist. This will be done manually or making use of the mechanic rotor brush. With this treatment volunteers will be able to completely eliminate the presence of soft and hard plaque, avoiding any future complications like gingivitis.
Dental Sealants:
The purpose of this process is to avoid the increase of cavities in children. Volunteers will be working under the supervision of the dentist.
Dental Healing or Restoration:
Volunteers will be working with children that already have the presence of enamel or dental cavities. Depending on every patients case this restoration will be done with either a glass ionomer or resin. Before placing the filling materials, volunteers will have to eliminate the cavities manually or using the mechanical rotor brush.
Dental Extraction:
The volunteers under the supervision of the professional dentist will do this process when there isn’t any way to save a tooth. Volunteers will pull out, extract or eliminate the tooth or the root that might be damaging the patient’s oral health.
Fluoride:
With this process the volunteer will keep the good health of the children’s teeth and dental structure. Volunteers will apply topical gel to all teeth, under dentist supervision.
Room and Board
Meals and accommodations are included. Most volunteers will stay in a home-stay where they will live with a local family. Volunteers can expect to share a room with one or two other volunteers but in some home stays volunteers get their own rooms. We give the host family money from your fee for support, food, and board. We highly recommend staying with at family; that way you will also learn the Peruvian way of life, meet local people, eat local food, speak the local language (Spanish) and engage in local customs and traditions. Living is comfortable and all home stays have electricity and running water.
Peruvian food is tasty and diverse. Volunteers can expect to experience a variety of flavors and meals during their home stay experience. If volunteers wish to eat out, there are a large number of restaurants in your chosen city to suit all tastes and budgets. We will be glad to let the family know if you have special eating needs. Please let us know ahead of time so that we can make arrangements for you. However, we need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. You will be well taken care of, but as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible towards the new culture and traditions.
First day! Your Introduction
The first day of your program (normally Monday) your Orientation will begin at around 8:00 am and will be conducted by our staff. It will cover everything you need to know for your volunteer placement in the city. Including an introduction to Peru, Peruvian customs, language training information (Spanish), rules and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Peru, and an introduction to your project and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing. Once our orientation is complete, volunteers will be transported to their home stay and introduced to all relevant parties – home stay family members and program placement staff.
Spanish Classes
Spanish language courses are available for all volunteers regardless of their ability. PV Travel strongly recommends these for all volunteers unless they are extremely fluent. Volunteers should strongly consider these courses as they will allow them to work and communicate with all parties a lot more efficiently during their stay. These language courses are organized on arrival in Peru at the program orientation. The language course is tailored to each volunteer's current level of Spanish. The cost is very affordable and offered exclusively to PV Travel volunteers at a discounted price.
THE VOLUNTEER WEEK
Weekdays: While our programs are flexible and can be fit to your requirements, an example of a typical day is as follows:
- 7:30 AM Breakfast with the host family
- 8:00 AM Volunteer leaves home and takes public transport (or in some cases walks) to the project with other volunteers and program staff. You will be given a plan for your work. There is usually a tea break and a lunch break. Work and hours is dependent on the project and location that the volunteer is participating in.
- 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Work at the project usually ends. The volunteer at this point is free to visit and see places or do shopping. Usually we will have a guide to take you around. You may also want to hang out with the kids up to around 6.00PM.
- 7-7:30 PM Dinner with the host family.
- If a volunteer is taking advantage of the Spanish language course, they will usually volunteer for half the day and take Spanish lessons for 1-4 hours in the other part of the day.
Weekends:
On the weekend, volunteers have spare time and usually just 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. At PV Travel we organize fun and interesting tours for our volunteers. If volunteers wish to volunteer over the weekends they can join local teams and visit other volunteer projects.
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APPLICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS
Requirements:
The minimum age for volunteers is 18 years old unless traveling with family members over 18 or their school. No previous volunteer experience or other qualifications are necessary as all skills are useful in our projects. We do require volunteers be aware that they will encounter cultural differences in Peru, cultural differences which they must be prepared to respect. Our volunteers must be willing to engage in their project and be open-minded towards the dissimilarities they may encounter.
Application Process:
- Step one, fill out our application by clicking book now below. Make sure to add ¨@pevolunteer.org¨ to your email safe list to ensure receipt of our response.
- Once we receive your application, we will review it and notify you within a few days of your acceptance status.
- If you are accepted you will need to pay a deposit within one week to reserve your place.
- Upon receipt of your deposit you will be sent our in depth pre-departure information full of indispensible tips regarding preparing and packing, your destination and its customs, your accommodations, travel requirements and suggestions, and much more.
- After reserving your place please book your flight and send us your flight information so we can schedule your airport pick-up. Also visit your doctor for any vaccinations you may require and do not hesitate to ask us any questions that you may have.
- The remaining total is due 30 days before the start of your program.
- Join us Helping and Traveling in Peru!
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* Placement in the Dental program requires a minimal extra fee to cover the administration costs of transportation, specific supplies and on site specialists.
