A Norfolk dentist has come home after he and his team treated 1,500 displaced refugees in Lebanon.
Gautam Sharma, who runs West Earlham dental practice in Norwich, is a trustee of the Dental Mavericks charity, and formed part of an international contingent of 50 dentists, healthcare assistants, translators and cultural advisors who spent five days assisting Syrian families.
Thanks to the generosity of people in East Anglia, he was able to take with him a haul of gifts and supplies, amounting to more than 20 kilos in weight.
He said: 'This was my second trip to the region, so I had some idea of what to expect this time, but even so, I don't think I was quite prepared for the relentless pace of the number of patients coming through to be seen.
'We started early each morning and finished late into the evening, every day treating close to 300 Syrian and Lebanese children.'
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