WEBVTT 00:10.740 --> 00:12.740 well , I want to say that Papua new 00:12.740 --> 00:14.962 guinea ins are very pleasant surprise . 00:15.210 --> 00:17.990 We have worked another nations 00:18.440 --> 00:21.960 and mhm . Have had , I would have to 00:21.960 --> 00:24.690 say a few more challenges . But overall 00:24.690 --> 00:26.357 everybody's been really great 00:26.357 --> 00:28.357 everywhere . We have been including 00:28.357 --> 00:32.280 Tonga Vanuatu and certainly right here 00:32.280 --> 00:35.970 in Papua new guinea . Well I can't say 00:35.970 --> 00:37.581 enough good things about the 00:37.581 --> 00:39.748 Australians and Canadians we have here 00:39.748 --> 00:41.692 with us . We have to dentists from 00:41.692 --> 00:44.090 Australia and two dentists from Canada . 00:44.110 --> 00:46.970 And we are very privileged to be joined 00:46.970 --> 00:50.200 today by a Papua new guinean dentist 00:50.210 --> 00:53.030 who is not really local to this area . 00:53.290 --> 00:57.000 But flew here of his own volition from 00:57.000 --> 00:59.200 elsewhere in Papua new guinea to come 00:59.200 --> 01:02.410 here and spend time with us . Taken 01:02.410 --> 01:05.850 care of basically his people that 01:06.390 --> 01:09.990 of which he is of their culture and 01:10.000 --> 01:13.180 he's helping to educate us as to some 01:13.180 --> 01:16.350 of the dental problems that are endemic 01:16.350 --> 01:18.572 to this area . Things specifically that 01:18.572 --> 01:20.350 we'll see that we might not see 01:20.350 --> 01:22.520 anywhere else as well as rendering 01:22.790 --> 01:26.000 services . So I'd have to say we're 01:26.000 --> 01:28.278 really blessed with his presence today . 01:28.830 --> 01:31.052 Of all the services that people can get 01:31.052 --> 01:34.050 when we arrive . 01:34.440 --> 01:36.920 Sure they can see the physician , they 01:36.920 --> 01:38.642 may get started . They may get 01:38.642 --> 01:40.698 diagnosed for something they may get 01:40.698 --> 01:42.864 referred to the hospital . They may be 01:42.864 --> 01:45.031 put on a medical regimen but then they 01:45.031 --> 01:47.253 need to be followed . So then they need 01:47.253 --> 01:49.364 more care from the local physicians . 01:50.040 --> 01:53.550 So they come they may get better . 01:54.340 --> 01:56.229 They may not , they may follow up 01:56.229 --> 01:59.160 treatment . They may not . Um But when 01:59.160 --> 02:01.770 they come to dental with an abscess and 02:01.770 --> 02:04.290 broken down tooth , they've had a 02:04.290 --> 02:08.060 tangible good right now taking care of 02:08.540 --> 02:11.030 over with . So that's why it's very 02:11.030 --> 02:14.550 important to have the dental component 02:14.560 --> 02:16.616 of this mission . And as with dental 02:17.150 --> 02:19.206 they're no longer in pain . They can 02:19.206 --> 02:21.428 sleep through the night . Their quality 02:21.428 --> 02:23.483 of life is improved . And so that is 02:23.483 --> 02:26.990 the contribution that dental provides 02:27.000 --> 02:30.120 is immediate 02:30.120 --> 02:33.210 satisfaction for and maybe a chronic 02:33.210 --> 02:36.090 long term nagging problem . In my 02:36.090 --> 02:39.240 experience , this has been just a a 02:39.240 --> 02:42.040 marvelous program to help a lot of 02:42.040 --> 02:45.190 people who might might get help . But 02:45.190 --> 02:47.412 then again it may be months before that 02:47.412 --> 02:50.220 would happen . And as many of the local 02:50.220 --> 02:52.470 dentists have said , oh my gosh , 02:52.480 --> 02:55.090 you've taken the pressure office for 02:55.100 --> 02:58.370 like half a year . So in six days our 02:58.370 --> 03:02.210 team can frequently do as much as the 03:02.220 --> 03:05.070 local dental support can do in six 03:05.070 --> 03:07.290 months . We're here today in Papua new 03:07.290 --> 03:10.200 guinea to uh to provide dental support 03:10.220 --> 03:12.390 as part of the pacific Partnership 03:12.400 --> 03:15.670 mission here uh And and basically we're 03:15.670 --> 03:18.360 just here to to supplement and augment 03:18.370 --> 03:21.840 the locals , the local population and 03:21.850 --> 03:24.470 try and provide health services in 03:24.470 --> 03:26.803 particularly in my particular case here , 03:26.803 --> 03:30.250 general services to the local 03:30.250 --> 03:32.361 community as a part of this mission . 03:32.440 --> 03:35.020 Sure , pacific Partnership illustrates 03:35.020 --> 03:38.950 or demonstrates the interop operability 03:39.440 --> 03:41.880 between the various nations between our 03:41.880 --> 03:44.190 various host nations in this case , 03:44.190 --> 03:47.350 your papa new guinea , but also between 03:47.360 --> 03:49.790 the United States military as well as 03:49.800 --> 03:53.780 the Canadian forces . Um and as well as 03:53.960 --> 03:57.630 the french and spanish defense forces 03:57.630 --> 04:01.630 as well uh by operating together uh 04:01.640 --> 04:03.529 in this sort of mission , it just 04:03.529 --> 04:06.500 allows us to uh to witness how each 04:06.500 --> 04:09.710 other works and also enables us to uh 04:09.720 --> 04:12.460 to better prepare for uh for future 04:12.840 --> 04:15.062 future missions and future humanitarian 04:15.062 --> 04:17.460 assistance , which which inevitably 04:17.840 --> 04:21.070 will be summoned upon to to assist at 04:21.070 --> 04:24.640 some stage . I'm very fortunate to be 04:24.640 --> 04:27.650 working in quite a quite a multi 04:27.650 --> 04:30.090 talented and very capable team here 04:30.330 --> 04:33.310 that draws upon experience from from 04:33.310 --> 04:35.620 various walks of life and various 04:35.620 --> 04:37.970 nations . So , um you know , I couldn't 04:37.970 --> 04:40.420 have asked for more , uh you know , 04:40.430 --> 04:42.840 it's almost as if the various people 04:42.840 --> 04:44.784 were handpicked , so , so I'm very 04:44.784 --> 04:46.950 fortunate in that regard there .