Urmilaben first visited the Dental Clinic in 2016 as a 47-year-old woman who had lost all her teeth due to lack of proper dental hygiene. At the time, she could not eat any solid foods or speak properly because of her condition. As a last resort to improve her quality of life, Urmilaben came to the clinic to seek proper treatment and find a solution to her problem.
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Sumanben was a healthy forty-nine-year-old woman when she first noticed a growth in her mouth. Over time, the growth increased in size and became quite uncomfortable while chewing and speaking. She was worried and frustrated because she did not understand exactly what it was. When she went to a local clinic to get it checked, the physician identified the growth incorrectly as oral cancer. He advised Sumanben to go to a faraway hospital in a bigger city better equipped to treat oral cancer.
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Maitry is a young girl from Ahwa, Dang, Gujarat, India. She was born with a severe hearing disability and as a result, never learned to speak. Her parents came to know about her disability soon after her first birthday. After many visits to several local doctors, Maitry was referred for an audiogram in a faraway city. The audiogram revealed that she had permanent bilateral hearing loss.
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Kapila is a young girl who lives in one of the tribal villages of the Dang district. Our first encounter with Kapila was when she attended the medical camp with a social worker in February 2016 at the project site. She presented with a large cleft in the soft palate. Because of this condition, she was not able to speak clearly and was quite depressed and concerned.
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