Dr Louie Volunteers to Restore Smiles in Dominican Republic
Westfield Dentist Volunteers to Restore Smiles in Dominican Republic WESTFIELD, NJ – On a wall in the waiting room of his dental practice in town, Dr. Peter Louie displays a plaque commemorating the three days he recently spent in the Dominican Republic, donating 35 clinical hours of his time to repair teeth and restore smiles. “It was just an amazing experience,” said Louie, now back at the Westfield Avenue office of The Laser Dental Group. Working with the International Dental Implant Association, Louie traveled to the Dominican Republic with a team of about 20 dentists from around the United States in late May. He spent three days removing infected teeth, performing bone grafts and implanting new fixtures with the help of local dental assistants and students at a clinic about 30 minutes from the capital city of Santo Domingo. He estimates that the group of dentists saw 300 to 400 patients over the three days at the clinic. Louie, who lives in Westfield with his wife,