“One woman couldn’t bear to have a light shone in her eyes because it reminded her of what her captors did whenever they let her out of the box they kept her imprisoned in.”
On Wednesday, Dr. Bicuspid posted a story about a program at NYU that offers free dental services to victims of torture and post-traumatic stress disorder. Since it’s launch in 2008, the Program for Survivors of Torture has offered services to more than 300 victims of torture and PTSD from over 80 countries. A dozen dental students participate in the program each year under the direction of Dr. Steven Resnick. “The question for these dentists is not just ‘how good was this root canal therapy,’ but what impact did it have on the patient’s life?” said Dr. Resnick.
Read this moving article in its entirety here.
Did you participate in this program or a program similar to this? Leave your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
~Kim Schneider, Assistant Editor
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