Wilderness Expedition Dentistry

Discover the incredible journey of Burjor Langdana, a trailblazing dentist who has built a career providing essential dental care in some of the world's most remote locations. 🦷🌍

From the Antarctic to rural communities, Burj's passion for expedition dentistry has taken him to the farthest reaches of the globe.

His story highlights the importance of seizing opportunities, building diverse skills, and being a role model for aspiring dental professionals from all backgrounds. 💪💡

Through his groundbreaking work with organisations like the British Antarctic Survey and Team Five Medical Foundation, Burj is not only changing lives but also demonstrating that dentists can thrive in this challenging field. 🩺🌎

Read the full blog post to learn more about Burj's extraordinary experiences, the lessons he's learned along the way, and how he's inspiring the next generation of expedition dentists. 📖🔥

Click the link below to read Burj's story and be inspired to kick-start your own career in expedition medicine! ⬇️

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Want to get involved in Humanitarian Dentistry? ( Global Organisation Wilderness Medicsl Education ) definitely are . Yesterday had the pleasure of sharing our knowledge and practical tips picked up from numerous deployments with . Many of us want to support our mental health and improve our day job inner self by doing humanitarian deployments. How and where can you start ? Here is the link to the webinar https://youtu.be/CqNAlw1API8?si=bvY8wtTvPpZUEx41

Wilderness Expedition Dentistry workshop in action

Wilderness Expedition Dentistry workshop in action

Enthusiastic medical students , taking time out of their busy curriculum to actively engage in Wilderness Medicine Course , putting the effort to do all the pre workshop reading is incredibly rewarding and satisfying. The students of at UNLV did just that, they were an absolute pleasure to share Wilderness Expedition Dentistry & Facial trauma skills through our hands on workshop . This ongoing course lead by , with medical lead dental lead is a unique one of its kind in USA thanks to the active participation of lead byKeith Whitfield . It was also an excellent opportunity to see the response vehicle in action. Our aim is to make this a circular course . Training- Residency- Deployment- Teaching.

The magic of campfire conversations 🔥✨

There’s something about the vastness of the great outdoors and the warm flicker of the fire that conjures up dreams - and decisions. It was one such campfire moment in the deserts of Namibia that established our roots.

It's always special to see those conversations are still taking place on our expedition courses over 20 years later ❤️

masters students are a phenomenally interesting group to teach . They keep you on your toes with lateral questions requiring pretty in depth knowledge of the subject. It was a very satisfying 2 days of teaching at Corfe Castle.

Humanitarian dentistry is getting traction! Following webinar organised by Al S for the Australian Forces Dentists , I recently had a chance to share experiences gained from numerous deployments with our Colombian colleagues at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana organised by María Carolina Rocha Díaz . The medical and dental graduates of today seem to have a burning desire to use their skills where it matters most and support them, we must.

Stabilisation of jaw fractures is important to minimise pain or discomfort. Anthony Lynham in his book recommends soft cervical collar for stabilisation rather than traditional barrel bandage. In austere environment how can we do that ? in shows us how an improvised neck splint is made.

WED contributing in the Extreme Medicine Conference Facultad de Odontologia Colombia

Invitación para nuestra primera conferencia de Odontología aeronáutica, entrada libre previa inscripción en el siguiente enlace cupos limitados https://forms.gle/Pq59Z5KVwKqUJs5z6

Pre , post and on deployment how do we loosen our muscles and keep them active. You are short of time and bandwidth in a humanitarian deployment. Team 5 Foundation on this deployment we used KATALYST . It was fantastic. I have a tight, weak shoulder. I used the boxing mode to loosen it and strengthen the adjacent muscles . Here you can see and .mramor . The training got a huge thumbs up from .sportspodiatr

LuminAID has proved an important member of our team. Lighting up our lives while teaching , kayaking through the mangrove swamps , walking around base camp. LuminAID thanks for your support to Guatemala.

Tarantula bite added a new dimension to this times Guatemala deployment. Expertly managed and dressed by .sportspodiatry . The love of our jungle natives will be well remembered :-)

Transporting medical dental equipment through austere environment requires protection from moisture , mud , dust. At we use dry bags to transport and after disinfection wipes use them as our base layer for setting up our kit. They also kindly provide us with their excellent jungle sleeping bags, it’s got this mesh that keeps the naughty tarantulas away at night, so you get a good night’s sleep before the next clinic .

Keeping hydrated between clinics 😁Team5 Guatemala Deployment

Eye protection for patients is vital . However when doing multiple dental extractions in hot humid and distracting environment, it becomes even more important. Our patients were well protected with protective glasses during humanitarian deployment in Guatemala.

Walking through swampland and then doing dental extractions all day, is hard work . Thanks to and waterproof cloud rock2 beating the environment keeping our feet dry and comfortable . Guatemala mission.