Volunteering to work in the Project Yeti clinics is an amazing life experience and immensely satisfying. You will get the opportunity to live in a Buddhist monastery, work with an enthusiastic team of volunteers and treat patients with incredible backgrounds and stories.

 

The patients including, monks, nuns and orphans and local people. They are excellent patients with a very high tolerance of pain.

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Volunteer Opportunities

There is a unique opportunity in April and September each year to be part of the team to provide dental treatment to the monks and nuns of Kopan Monastery.

 

The teams work for 1 to 2 weeks.

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What We Do

We provide a range of quality dental care using composite resins, and glass ionomers. We also include exodontia, endodontic and periodontic treatment. There are several Xray units and all intruments ae autoclaved.

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Working Hours & Accommodation

The working hours are usually 8.45am until 4.30pm with lunch 11.30 -1pm.

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Accommodation and vegetarian meals are provide gratis by the Monastery in gratitude for your professional services.

 

Check the Kopan Monastery website https://kopanmonastery.org/

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What We're Looking For

You need to have a mindset of caring and sharing with your fellow workers, be culturally sensitive and compassionate, and be able to manage yourself in different working situations than perhaps you would experience at home.

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This particular volunteering experience demands of you, tolerance, cultural sensitivity, the ability to adapt to new and unusual situations, both dentally and in the living conditions. It is NOT for everyone.

 

You need to be a team player and have a great deal of care for your fellow volunteers.

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Volunteer Costs

You are responsible for: Airfares, Visa, Vaccinations, Travel Insurance, personal spending & sightseeing. Chialsa volunteers have an additional cost for travelling from Kathmandu to Chialsa.

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Who Can Apply

Dentists, Therapists, Hygienists , Dental Assistants and lay people are invited to apply via the Google Form below.

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