Retired US dentist volunteers services to Bequia residents

Residents of Bequia are now benefitting from the services of a volunteer dental surgeon from the United States.

Dr John Michael “Jack” Dee, accompanied by his wife Mariana, arrived in Bequia on Thursday, April 21, 2016, to begin an initial eight weeks of dental volunteering at the Bequia Hospital.{{more}}

Dr Dee is from Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Detroit and a Board Certified Dentist with the Michigan State Board of Dentistry. He is now retired, but desires to spend part of his retirement giving voluntary service and has chosen to give of his time to the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Dr Dee intends to volunteer on a long-term basis with occasional short breaks to return to the United States.

The services of Dr Dee are made possible through the efforts of the Medical Relief Association, a local not-for-profit organization in St Vincent and the Grenadines, that provides charitable medical services. Dr Dee and his wife say working at the clinic is very enjoyable, with pleasant staff and patients.