How does it work?
Around Good People organises Experiential-Learning dentistry placements broadly grouped under two categories:
- Volunteering Dentistry Projects in rural areas
- Dentistry Elective projects in both urban and rural areas.
- Volunteering Dentistry Projects in rural areas: This is a marquee flagship programme run by AGP volunteering placement projects in rural communities that brings oral healthcare delivery to uncovered areas. This is basically a supervised hands-on volunteering project.
- Dentistry Elective Projects (in both urban and rural areas) are the most popular elective placements. The placements are fully supervised and well-structured to suit the rigorous academic and ethical requirements of many dental schools in the western countries based on as observational and handholding by practicing dentists. The following placements are essentially designed to be the elective projects:
It takes 3 to 5 working days for AGP to process your application for technical suitability and regulatory due diligence checks. Once the Agency approves the application considering your suitability they issue the Approval Intimation.
Upon obtaining the same, AGP issues the Approval Letter and the invoice electronically. After the receipt of your programme fee, you will be sent out a formal Invitation along with the following:
- Volunteer Handbook
- Clinic Manual
- Nepal Country Guide Book
These booklets contain important and all pertinent information to help you prepare for the trip.
Upon the receipt of your placement fee, AGP keeps engaged with you through a dedicated real-time platform ‘MY Nepal TRIP, sharing all relevant information pertaining to your placement. Vital information about your inoculation, flights, health insurance and Medical Indemnity Cover will be monitored through the platform to help in Just 2 weeks before your departure, you will get the detailed itinerary about the outreach placement through ‘My Nepal Trip’
On arrival you will be received at the Kathmandu International Airport by our representative.