Volunteers of Ukrop Dental are helping military personnel and civilians in region where aid is woefully lackingIn an abandoned building on the road to no-man’s land, Ukraine’s frontline dentists are hard at work. These men and women have swapped the safety of their sterilised clinics across the country to join the fight against plaque, cavities and Russian-backed separatists on the eastern battlefield.An unlikely product of Ukraine’s conflict, Ukrop Dental was founded by Igor Yaschenko, a 52-year-old dentist-turned-activist. In 2015, while delivering aid to under-stocked government troops, Igor was confronted with scores of soldiers stricken with dental problems. Agonising tooth decay …read more
Source: The Guardian
