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As from 2008 Medical Mission / Primary Health Care Suriname [MZ/PHCS] has been provided by MedicalMateĀ® with mobile treatment tables for dental care. The Medical-MateĀ® dental chair ( MM - DT ) has developed a systematic approach for a health care problem in the difficult accessible interior jungle area of Suriname due to input from multiple disciplines combined with the operational needs and requirements of dentist drs. Susanne Poots. Over 10.000 children with teeth in extremely bad condition have been treated one of the 57 treatment locations of MZ/ PHCS in the jungle of the Amazon. Transport is supported by the MAF. MedicalMateĀ® fits in the bottom of the Cessna 206. The dimensions of the Medical Mate-DT are specifically tailored to the luggage hatch on the bottom side of the aircraft. The total weight is less than 10 kg. Suriname has set up a training program. Assumptions are Atraumic Restaurative Treatment (BPOC-ART developed by Radboud University Nijmegen. Because it is important to initiate treatment in rural areas, local people can "dry" practice in the skills-lab version with a MedicalMate-DST supporting a phantom head. More than 30 local GZA 's (local health professionals) are trained and work with the MM-DT. Quality and effectiveness of the treatments are increasing. The table can without major adjustments also be used by treating eyes and feet.