Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery Team

PATIENT CARE AND STAFF

ENHAPA OMFS Team visits Ethiopia once per year with a primary mission to treat adults and children with facial clefts, maxillofacial and anatomical temporomandibular joint abnormalities. The team is usually constituted of craniofacial, ENT, and plastic surgeons and anesthesiologists.

The Ethiopian institutions provide operating rooms on a full time basis for the visiting team along with nurses, anesthesiologists and other supporting staff. The OMFS team provides supplies and all specialized and non-specialized surgical equipment needed for surgical procedures that they will perform. Doctors in Ethiopia screen and prepare patients for surgery.

EXPENSES AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Surgeons from the U.S.A. provide authorities in Ethiopia with documentation of qualification, and licensing. Residents from US accompany the OMFS team to work under direct supervision of an attending surgeon.

The visiting team covers the cost of traveling to Ethiopia along with meals and other personal expenses while in Ethiopia. It will be the responsibility of each individual to have the required travel documents such as passports and entry visa. Hospital authorities in Ethiopia will assist the visiting team to satisfy Customs regulations in Ethiopia.

EDUCATION

Visiting doctors provide seminars and lectures to medical students and local practitioners. Local surgeons, residents and medical students involved in treatment of all cases. This will include case presentation, planning, O.R. procedure and post-op care.

You can contribute through your financial donation for patients in Ethiopia who must travel from rural parts and to cover the nominal fees of their care at the public hospitals.

Your contribution of educational materials and your expertise in public health education, operating theatre support, surgical skills, anesthesiology will be much valued.

Please contact Dr. Adam Waksor for further information.