Joe Spalitto (D.D.S. '72), Sue McMillen (D.D.S. '77), and Elizabeth Spalitto (DH '68) were accompanied by Wendy Weimer (D.D.S. '01) and David Keim (D.D.S. '01) in January 2001 to perform volunteer dental work in Guatemala. They traveled with medical students, nurses, and professors from the University of Health Sciences who belong to the DOCARE International medical missionaries. They joined other professionals from all over the United States in this group of about 200 personnel. Over a 20-day period, they saw about 8,000 patients. The medical groups worked in four different locations in Guatemala. The day after the group arrived, an earthquake hit El Salvador, 175 miles away. They sent emergency physicians to help out. Fortunately, in Guatemala there was no damage, but it definitely shook the clinic. In El Salvador, over 1,000 people were killed and over 100,000 left homeless. The dental group, along with a group of doctors, medical students, nurses, and pharmacists, worked in a shelter for homeless women and children. The mission lasted four days, and they saw around 200 patients from the shelter, townspeople from San Andres, Itzapa, and children from a local orphanage. The UMKC dental students also worked with two newly graduated dentists from Guatemala in the clinic. They exchanged information and techniques. They also attended some CME classes with other medical personnel.