DK Orchard

Observers in my dental cabinet.  I must be getting better because I didn't make anyone cry today.  I've been working almost exclusively on first graders at the Khan-Uul school. Sometimes they start crying before I get the mirror out but for the most part they are very good. They must trust me because this week I've worked alone with the assistant without supervision. We taught this afternoon at the last of the schools in Choilbalsn so now we'll begin at the kindergartens.  We will teach first the children, then the teachers, then the parents.  This is a good idea to get them all thinking about oral hygiene early.

Friday we've been asked to join the mayor in making a video about good dental health habits that will be shown at all the schools.  He will ask us leading questions and we will answer with our schpeel about dental health care.  Should be interesting.  We turn in the questions the mayor will ask to our interpreters tomorrow so they can be confident of the translation.

The boys here just love basketball.  I caught these boys outside the school we taught at today.  The court is pretty darn rough but they were having a ball.  They wanted me to shoot one so I did and was short of the rim by about 3 feet.  They laughed and waved goodbye.

 Finally found the hats I've been looking for.  Got one for Bryan and one for me!