PUERTO RICO (KVIA) — While many spent the holidays unwrapping gifts and gathering with family, a group of compassionate dental students from the Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso chose to give back in a profound way: volunteering their services in Puerto Rico. It’s another feature story in the KVIA franchise of: People, Places & Paul with ABC-7 Anchor Paul Cicala.
Texas Tech student and El Pasoan, Paola Olivarez Carzoli, said, “I’ve seen first hand the need for health care in these communities.”
As mentioned in a press release from Texas Tech’s El Paso campus, “over Christmas break, several third- and fourth-year students traveled to underserved communities in Puerto Rico to provide free dental care to those in need. Accompanied by Wilma Luquis-Aponte, D.M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of General Dentistry, and Juan A. Villafane-Hernandez, D.M.D., Assistant Professor of General Dentistry, the team volunteered their time, skills, and holiday spirit to help improve oral health in areas with limited access to dental services.”…