{"id":3044,"date":"2023-02-08T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officerdentalcare.com.au\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2023-04-05T12:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:01:54","slug":"local-community-recognises-deadly-smiles-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/local-community-recognises-deadly-smiles-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Community Recognises Deadly Smiles Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oxfam supports innovative projects that invest in better health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Islander people. So at the beginning of the year, Oxfam partnered with the Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) to deliver the \u2018Deadly Smiles\u2019 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the original article here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deadly Smiles project provides essential services around dental and oral health by emphasising the importance of healthy teeth and targeting and treating symptoms of mouth disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dentist Dr. Dumi Medago leads the Deadly Smiles project and said the project was already getting lots of positive feedback from local community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis project means quite a lot to me in few ways. It is not just a machine and materials (that) make teeth whiter. It is absolutely much more than that,\u201d said Dumi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he\u2019s right. As a result of the project, local community members have quit smoking and gained the confidence in themselves to show off their deadly smiles in their workplace and around their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his contribution to community, Dumi recently was a finalist for the Appreciation Award at Albury Wodonga NAIDOC Awards night, after being nominated by members of the Albury Wodonga Aboriginal community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members said that Dumi is \u201ca bright, happy uplifting spirit to help relax his dental patients at AWAHS,\u201d and \u201cprovides great dental care and education\u201d and \u201cprevents chronic illness through his dental care for our community\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/officerdentalcare.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/experienced-dental-care-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/experienced-dental-care-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/experienced-dental-care-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/experienced-dental-care-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/experienced-dental-care.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Appreciation Award is presented to individuals who are non-Indigenous who have:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>demonstrated commitment and contribution to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the long term, and demonstrated achievement in this area, and<gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>demonstrated involvement in the Indigenous community at the local, regional and\/or national levels.<gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dumi joined the AWAHS team in 2011 and has enjoyed getting to know local Aboriginal people. When asked what his vision around Indigenous health was, Dumi said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is a long journey. We need to go by holding hands with each other, but be strong and hold each other\u2019s hands tightly \u2014 then you will achieve your goal\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxfam supports innovative projects that invest in better health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Islander people. So at the beginning of the year, Oxfam partnered with the Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) to deliver the \u2018Deadly Smiles\u2019 project. Read the original article here. The Deadly Smiles project provides essential services around dental and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trdemo.com.au\/officerdentalcare\/local-community-recognises-deadly-smiles-project\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Community Recognises Deadly Smiles Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Local Community Recognises Deadly Smiles Project - Officer Dental Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local Community Recognises Deadly Smiles Project - Officer Dental Care\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oxfam supports innovative projects that invest in better health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Islander people. 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