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DENTAL TRIBUNE | September 2010 Interview 9A website at www.adrpinc.org and pledge a monthly donation. We are a 501C3 non-profit charitable orga- nization. We are always loading a shipping container, so equipment donations and supplies are welcome; just call our headquarters at (805) 963-2329, or send an e-mail to adrp@verizon. net. Volunteers who want to treat or teach at the Kabul Project Site should request information. All volunteers pay their own travel expenses and $15 a day board and room to stay in our modern guesthouse. The resi- dential facility offers meals, laundry, Internet, hot showers and 24-hour security. Is there anything else that people should know? As the richest nation in the world, we have an obligation to help the poor- est. We owe the Afghan people a debt of gratitude for dying to defeat the Soviet Union and for elevating the United States into the status of super- power of the world. We are overdue in paying this debt. All of our officers are volunteers. Our organization has no over- head, so that means that 100 percent of each donation goes directly into the project. We are actually saving lives in Afghanistan. Orphans with no options are being educated so that they can have a normal life. Widows are being trained so that they can feed their children. For the first time, Afghan dentists can access professionally trained dental assistants, laboratory techni- cians and hygienists. Vital elements Anyone may volunteer and donate through our organization to bring benefits to the people of Afghanistan, which might not occur otherwise. Combined benefits improve social stability. Everyone benefits. DT are being created to improve the technical infrastructure. Women are being empowered to be authority fig- ures in the male-dominated society there. Patients accessing our facility enjoy better health. AD James Rolfe, DDS 31 East Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara, Calif. 93101 (805) 963-2329 www.adrpinc.org adrp@verizon.net More information Congratulations to Dr. Rolfe! Since this interview was conducted, Dr. Rolfe has been selected as an honoree for the 2010 National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy and will fly to Wash- ington, D.C., in November to receive the award. Rolfe has also done interviews with NPR and People maga- zine. In addition, the LA Times published an article about Rolfe, which can be accessed at www.latimes.com/ health/la-me-afghan-dentist-20100908,0,164334.story. Dr. Rolfe works in Afghanistan building the dental clinic he founded. f DT page 6A ADA BooTH No. 4847T