With our one of a kind dental volunteer program, you get a hand on dental experience treating patients while learning advanced dental techniques. Based on your level of education and experience, we’ll put you to work performing diverse treatments ranging from fillings and extractions to root canals, prosthetics, crowns, and surgeries. You’ll also have a great responsibility to help educate and motivate patients to improve their oral health care.

Our local licensed dentists will maintain the clinics protocols to ensure high ethical and safety standards are met for our patients. Volunteers are permitted to actively participate in all areas of the clinic at the discretion of the staff of Sonrisas Sanas. All procedures and treatments that are performed in the clinic are the staff’s responsibility. Volunteers are encouraged to participate as much as possible without risking the welfare of our patients.

One of the best parts of your trip is knowing that you’re helping someone who can’t afford quality dental care obtain a healthy smile. All of your patients will be part of our Mission Sonrisas Sanas program that aims to help the community of Nicaragua (read more in our Mission Sonrisas Sanas page).