Last Thursday, fellow Rotarian, Dr John Hazledine presented a fascinating account of his experiences as a volunteer Dentist in Vanuatu. John went with Ballarat Rotarian and Dentist, David Goldsmith and two young dental assistants. David had been responsible for getting a fitted out Dental van to Vanuatu and they drove that around to a number of villages. They needed to run a generator to power their dental equipment so it meant a two hour lunchtime while the generator charged things up again. On average, they provide urgent pain management to around 30 patients a day. On another visit, they got dressed up and presented a pantomime called "Ratbag and Scatterbrain" for young people on the island about the need for the proper care of teeth - John wore his costume on the night (he doesn't usually come to Rotary in a top hat!).