Every summer a group of volunteers headed by Dr. Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, physician and professor at UCB/UCSF Joint Medical Program, heads to El Salvador to participate in programs to provide health education and assistance to the rural poor there. For the last two years, Dr. Sokal-Gutierrez has been supporting the thesis project of one of her students from the UCSF/UCB joint medical program, examining dental health of children in rural El Salvador. This summer she returns to deliver the results of that study to the health educators who work directly with the population to improve their dental health.

Transcendentist is proud to support the work of Dr. Sokal-Gutierrez and her team by donating 500 toothbrushes for the children in El Salvador, which will be hand carried by them in late July. These toothbrushes are made from 100% recycled plastic so we're modeling both good oral hygiene and sustainability!

Dr. Sokal-Gutierrez' team is hosted by an organization called ASAPROSAR, which stands for the Salvadoran Association for Rural Health. ASAPROSAR trains community leaders in the areas of health, nutrition, child development, the environment and sustainable agriculture. You can learn more about the work of ASAPROSAR at their website: http://www.asaprosar.org.