Non-dentist volunteers
Not a dentist but want to volunteer? If you've received at least two (2) COVID-19 vaccinations and are interested in volunteering with the dental clinic (see potential roles below), we'd love to hear from you!
Non-Dental Volunteer Roles
Registration
Fluoride Varnish
Fluoride Varnish
Registration volunteeers ensure every child who comes to the dental clinic is registered and has the appropriate documents signed by their guardian.
Fluoride Varnish
Fluoride Varnish
Fluoride Varnish
All children who come to the clinic receive fluoride treatment, regardless if they need additional operative care or not. Volunteers are trained to apply fluoride varnish to children's teeth.
Waiting Room
Fluoride Varnish
Sterilization
While waiting for their turn to receive operative care, children can color, draw, and play games with waiting room volunteers.
Sterilization
Sterilization
Sterilization
Sterilization volunteers ensure all resuable equipment is sterilized before reuse and assembles trays for surgery/operation and restoration.
Post-Op
Sterilization
Post-Op
Following operation, children must be observed before being released from the clinic. Post-op volunteers ensure these children are appropriately cared for.
I’ve spent the past two years working in AI, shipping products to hundreds of millions of users, and I can honestly say the week I spent with PRF doing sterilization was probably the most rewarding and impactful work I’ve done this year.
Stephen Lau, San Francisco