During the week of August 30th, Dr. Kugel and a team of specialists visited the NPH Orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The team treated children and local residents, performing about 300 procedures including: Dental Extractions/Fillings Treating pediatric handicapped children Oral cleanings Dental Infection treatment
NPH Orphanage, Dominican Republic 2009
In 2009, Dr. Kugel visited the NPH Orphanage in the Domnican Republic for 1 week. Organized by 2008 Tufts graduate and current faculty member Dr. Heidi Aaronson and sponsored by Procter & Gamble, the weeklong mission trip included stops at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) orphanage in San Pedro, five bateyes (villages) near the orphanage, and the Boston Red Sox Dominican … Read More
Tuft’s University Mission to Ecuador
(taken from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine 2006 archives (original transcript)) In 2006, Dr.Aidee Herman, associate clinical professor of periodontology, led her second humanitarian mission to Ecuador August 20-29, in partnership with the Massachusetts Hispanic Dental Association (MHDA) and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Accompanying Herman were Gerard Kugel, associate dean for research; Melvin Miller, assistant professor … Read More