According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one
billion people around the world live on less than $1 per day and almost half of
the world’s population does not have adequate sanitary facilities. A potent
tool in the fight against global poverty is health care.
As a dentist, you can take up the challenge of providing
oral health care in places where it is rare or even non-existent. Dentists
working in international health care provide services to children and adults in
developing countries, often through agencies such as WHO or other global public
health organizations.