Episode 28 Tanzania 2025

What This Episode Covers Our Mission in Tanzania • Why DLF serves in underserved regions • Our partnership with St. Gaspar Hospital & Precious Blood • The challenges and surprises of traveling during political unrest Life-Changing Clinical Outcomes • Treating 400+ patients in four days • 12-hour clinic days and 3 chairs running nonstop • John Treasure’s mobile lab crafting 37 smile-transforming flippers • Volunteers assembling and distributing 1,500 hygiene kits Human Moments That Moved Us • The young man who cried after receiving his new teeth • Teens volunteering chairside for the first time • Hammerstroms donating & assembling new playground equipment for hospitalized children • Delivering 60+ pairs of soccer cleats to the Village of Hope HIV orphanage Projects We’re Building Together • NICU construction progress and remaining needs • Girls’ housing project at the vocational school • Expanding digital dentistry (scanners, 3D printing, and more) • Dental Intel’s 1% Program and their sponsorship of providers & the John Treasure Lab 🧗 Life • Leadership • Legacy This trip reinforces the heart of Elevation Association: serving with humility, leading through adversity, and leaving a legacy that outlives us. ✨ Interested in Joining Us? We’re recruiting volunteers for 2026 humanitarian trips: • Late May / Early June 2026 • October 15–24, 2026 (St. Gaspar Week) Apply or learn more at: DentalLegacyFoundation.org