Izindawo Zokungcebeleka Ezimbadada Ziletha Ukumamatheka Ezinganeni Ezingaphezu Kwama-300

Abafundi abangaba ngu-340 kanye nabantu abadala abangu-25 emiphakathini ezindaweni eziseduze ne-tourism mecca yase-Ocho Rios muva nje bathole usizo lwamazinyo olusezingeni lomhlaba ngamalungu eqembu lamavolontiya lase-United States i-Great Shape! Inc. e-Eltham Community Centre epherishi.

Izinkonzo ezihlinzekwe ku-Spring Sealant Project, zenziwe zaba yimpumelelo Izicathulo Isisekelo samahhala yithimba lochwepheshe abangu-27 abavela e-USA, Canada nase-Jamaica abazinikele ngezinsizakalo zabo ukuze basekele izidingo zamazinyo kanye nenhlalakahle yonke yemindeni esesiqhingini esiyidinga kakhulu.

Umtholampilo wokuvikela wezinsuku ezi-4 wokunakekelwa kwempilo yomlomo uqondise izingane ezivela ezikoleni zamabanga aphansi ezi-5 zaseParry Town, eBoscobel, Priory, Exchange nase-Ocho Rios. Isiguli ngasinye sathola ama-dental sealants, i-topical fluoride varnish, ibhulashi lamazinyo, ifloss, umuthi wokuxubha, kanye nemfundo yezempilo yomlomo ngaphezu kokugcwalisa nokukhipha izimo eziphuthumayo.

“Lapho ukubola kuvinjelwa ezindaweni ezihlafunwayo zezinhlayiya, kusho uJoseph Wright, uMqondisi Oyinhloko Oyisungula we-Great Shape! Inc., “Amazinyo avikelekile iminyaka ezayo. Lokhu kubaluleka ikakhulukazi emindenini engakwazi ukuvakashela udokotela wamazinyo njalo. Ukuvimbela ukubola ngokweqile kunciphisa ingozi yokwakheka kwamagciwane emlonyeni ngaleyo ndlela kunciphisa izingozi zezinye izinkinga zempilo, kuhlanganise namasosha omzimba acindezelekile.”

I-Dental Hygienist kanye nokuphinda izikhathi ezingu-30 Ukuma Okuhle! ivolontiya, uLeanne Rodine wagcwala izinyembezi lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yini emenza aqhubeke nokubuya “Ukubona lezi zingane zimamatheka ngemva kokubanikeza ukunakekelwa kwamazinyo ezidingekayo kwenza ukuvakasha kwethu kube nenjongo. Eziningi zalezi zingane azikalitholi ithuba lokuthola ukunakekelwa kwamazinyo okuseqophelweni eliphezulu futhi ukuthi sizisize zivikele amazinyo azo ngokufaka ama-sealant ukuze zivikeleke ekuboleni kuwumsebenzi wethu oyinhloko.”

“Ukwazi ukunika lezi zingane kanye nabazali amandla okuba amazinyo abo aphile,” kuqhubeka uRodine, “kusinika injabulo eyengeziwe. Njengochwepheshe bamazinyo, sikhetha ukuvimbela ukubola kunokuthi siwelaphe, yingakho lo mgomo usho lukhulu kithi.”

Umphathi Jikelele e- Izicathulo Inxusa lase-Ochi Beach kanye ne-Sandals Foundation, uCharles Blacher wabelane:

"Umgomo weSandals uhlale ugxile ekunikezeni isevisi engcono kakhulu etholakalayo kulabo esibasebenzelayo."

“Ukwazi ukusebenzisana ne-Great Shape! Inc. ingenye yebhizinisi elinjalo elisivumela ukuthi sikwazi ukusebenzela imiphakathi yethu. Siyajabula ukwenza ingxenye yethu ekwakheni isisekelo sezempilo esiqinile ukuze izingane zethu zikhule.”

Isakhamuzi somphakathi wase-Eltham futhi ohlomulayo, uSean Allen wabelane, “lo muzwa omuhle kakhulu. Ngihlanzwe amazinyo futhi lokhu kungenze ngamamatheka kakhudlwana lapho ngizibuka esibukweni. Laba bantu bangochwepheshe futhi bacophelela emsebenzini abawenzayo.”

Khonamanjalo, udokotela wamazinyo oyivolontiya lendawo, uDkt. Thwin Aung osebenza endaweni yakhe enhlokodolobha yase-Kingston ujabulile ngokuba yingxenye yemishini. “Iqiniso lokuthi siyakwazi ukuvakashela imiphakathi yasemakhaya ngeSimo Esikhulu! ithimba kanye nokunikeza ulwazi lwethu kwenza kube ibhizinisi elizuzisa kakhulu. Ekugcineni ukubona ingane imamatheka futhi singakwazi ukwazi ukuthi sikwazile ukulondoloza impilo yamazinyo yesinye isizukulwane kuwumuzwa omangalisayo.”

Iminyaka engu-19, izindawo zokungcebeleka ze-Sandals zihlanganyele ne-Great Shape! Inc. ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zezempilo ezidingeka kakhulu emiphakathini esebenza kuyo indawo yokungcebeleka. Kusukela e-Jamaica ngo-2003, amaqembu ahlinzeke ngezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwamazinyo neso emindenini eseziqhingini zase-St. Lucia, e-Antigua, eGrenada naseTurks naseCaicos' Islands.