Working together in Peru--language needn't be a problem!

Abstract

International, co-operative links between dental schools are an increasingly common occurrence, especially in relation to elective visits for under-graduates. However, in this feature for FDI World Norman Whitehouse and Gillian Jones from the Cardiff Dental School in Wales, UK, describe how they came to meet and assist Teresa Rios Caro in Peru, in rather different circumstances, and how language need not be a barrier when goodwill prevails.