{"id":46324,"date":"2025-02-13T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T09:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/students-offer-free-care-at-gugs-dental-clinic-20250212\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:12:40","slug":"students-offer-free-care-at-gugs-dental-clinic-20250212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/students-offer-free-care-at-gugs-dental-clinic-20250212\/","title":{"rendered":"Students offer free care to promote oral care at Gug\u2019s Dental Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UWC Dentistry students, in partnership with Islamic Relief SA, provided free dental services to the Gugulethu community.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Islamic Relief SA highlighted the importance of addressing inequalities and pledged to expand the project to reach more marginalised groups.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The project, praised by Gugulethu Dental Clinic staff and patients, alleviates the clinic\u2019s workload and provides essential dental care to residents from Gugulethu and neighbouring areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to give back to the community the Faculty of Dentistry from the University of Western Cape (UWC) together with the Islamic Relief South Africa held an outreach project where the dentistry students rendered free services to the community on Friday 7 February at Gugulethu Dental Clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The services included oral health and dental treatment among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Jeff Yengopal, who is a Dean at the Faculty of Dentistry in UWC, said besides assisting the communities, the project gave their students an opportunity to get real life experience of a South African. He described the project as not only helpful to their students, but to the entire community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_19e86346\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12702\/7989709f840f4fbe8dcd02fe89277576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/edb1a5b9e6d1435ca793b644d25f06b6.jpg\" title=\"Some UWC employees and students with Islamic Relief of SA and Gugulethu Dental Clinic staff in front of the mobile clinic.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Some UWC employees and students with Islamic Relief of SA and Gugulethu Dental Clinic staff in front of the mobile clinic.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He praised the Islamic Relief SA (a humanitarian and development organisation dedicated to fighting poverty, alleviating the suffering of people globally and overcoming all kinds of injustice) for fulfilling their dream through funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want the kind of students who are willing to serve. They must have warmth and ability to make a difference. The Islamic Relief SA has given us an opportunity to achieve that ideal because the work that the students do here is part of the training,\u201d said Yengopal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of the humanitarian organisation Yusuf Mohamed said they have been working with the university for two years. He stated that many communities are still living in the legacy of apartheid. He raised concerns about inequality in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe project can look small in the eyes of many people, but the impact that it has on the lives of the people is phenomenal. If you cannot change the world, you can change the life of one person. One person can make a difference in this world. One person can effect change. For us as Islamic Relief, we are very honoured and privileged to be part of this project,\u201d said Mohamed, adding that they are intending to extend the project to reach more marginalised communities, particularly disabled people who are often overlooked. He stated that there are people who are unable to go to health facilities and it is their responsibility to reach them and make a difference to their lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohamed emphasised that hygiene and dental health shouldn\u2019t be considered as a privilege but a fundamental right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gugulethu Dental Clinic operational manager Mirriam Pienaar described the project as a relief from the clinic as it alleviates the burden from them. She said the students only come on Mondays and Fridays. \u201cI want to express my gratitude to all the stakeholders who made this project successful. We have a good relationship with the UWC and we thank them for their support. 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