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SA Dental Team’s new leader
AVVRG is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Greg Miller to the post of Chairman of the SA dental team. Greg is a highly qualified dental practitioner in Adelaide, widely recognised in the profession for the various professional roles he has fulfilled. Greg is...
Colin Twelftree hands over after 24 years of service in AVVRG
The leader of our South Australian Dental Team, Dr Colin Twelftree OAM has stood down due to his retirement. Colin has been a dedicated member of AVVRG for almost 25 years. His accomplishments in the field of dentistry in Vietnam are unparalleled. Colin participated...
Dr Kim Malawkin at Long Tan preschool
In 2012, Dr Kim Malawkin worked with AVVRG dental group at Long Tan primary school. Six years later, in December 2018, Dr Malawkin with two dental assistants – Andie Malawkin and Daniel Fisher -volunteered as part of AVVRG SA Dental Care team providing oral health...
Volunteering at Tu An Temple
Volunteering at Tu An Temple On 16th July 2018, Dr Wynn Nguyen and Dr Melissa Arbabi, who were representative of the AVVRG, visited Tu An temple which is located in Ba Ria – Vung Tau to provide treatment to more than 150 under privileged children with no regular...
Aid Trip July-2018 at Ba Ria Orphanage & the Disability Centre in Vung Tau
This year Dr Ross Napoli and Alan Fassina had an extraordinary opportunity to work with the long-established Australian Vietnam Volunteers Resource Group (AVVRG) in the Dental Care team at Long Tan, which is periodically visited by Australian dentists able to assist...
AVVRG AT LONG HAI CENTRE FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN & THE VUNG TAU ORPHANAGE MAY-2018
AVVRG Dental Team comprising Dr Helen Pitts, Dr Janet Scott & Mrs Shauna Adams travelled to Ba Ria Vung Tau Province 21st-25th May 2018 to provide dental treatment to those who came to the “dental bus” whilst it was located at the Long Hai Centre for Social...
DENTAL TEAM at LONG HAI
Photos of the new mobile surgery which is a bus supplied to the Health Department by an oil company. We only pay for the fuel which runs the equipment and air conditioning. We recently provided treatment to children at the Long Hai Centre for the Social Protection of...
Long Tan Schoolchildren
Long Tan Dental Project
In the context of AVVRG’s efforts to contribute to post-war reconstruction in Vietnam, The Long Tan Dental Project had its inception in Paul Murphy’s concerns about the dental health of young Vietnamese children. Money raised by members in WA funded the purchase of...
LONG TAN DENTAL CLINIC PROJECT
I am pleased to report that this project continues to meet all its objectives and the extent of our services has increased. This year there have been visits in January, when I went for my annual trip, April and June to date while further trips are planned for August,...