DENTAL program
Accessible Dental Care in lesvos’ Mavrovouni Refugee Camp
Access to dental care is an essential part of healthcare, especially in contexts where barriers to services can result in untreated dental problems, pain, and preventable complications. CMA’s dental clinic provides primary dental care Monday to Friday, including:
Fillings | Extractions | Dental Hygiene & Scaling | Root Canal Treatment | Emergency Dental Care
dental care
Since 2020, CMA has operated a dental clinic inside Lesvos’ Mavrovouni refugee camp in Greece, providing free, quality, and accessible dental care to camp residents. Before launching the program, CMA conducted a context analysis and healthcare assessment to better understand existing gaps and determine how the organization could best complement local healthcare services. Limited access to dental care was identified as an important gap, leading oral healthcare to become a central part of CMA’s services.
dental Health promotion
Alongside clinical dental care, CMA conducts oral health promotion and community outreach activities to improve awareness, encourage preventive practices, and support long-term oral health within the camp population. Through engagement with children, caregivers, and community members, these activities promote community participation and help build healthier oral hygiene practices at the household and community level. Recognizing that oral health is an important component of humanitarian public health, CMA also collaborates with other humanitarian actors to strengthen coordinated health promotion efforts within the camp setting.
Electronic Records
CMA has developed a tailored electronic patient record system to support continuity, coordination, and quality of care within the dental clinic. All patient information and treatments are securely documented within the system, enabling dental teams to efficiently access medical histories, previous treatments, and follow-up needs while ensuring consistent, informed, and confidential patient care throughout the program.
Coordinated care
The dental clinic works in close coordination with CMA’s pharmacy program to ensure safe and comprehensive patient care. Following dental treatment, patients who require medication - including antibiotics, pain relief, or other prescribed medicines - receive prescriptions directly from the dentist, which are then processed and dispensed through the CMA pharmacy. This integrated approach supports safe medication management, continuity of care, and timely access to essential treatment.
Dental program impact first quarter of 2026
-
In the first quarter of 2026, our dental clinic had a total of 323 patient visits.
-
In the first quart of 2026, our dental team provided a total of 317 treatments.
-
In the first quarter of 2026, a majority of the dental treatments provided were fillings, extractions, scaling, and RCT stage 1 and 4.