Bruce C. McArthur, DDS

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In late August, Dr. Bruce C. McArthur, a Lakewood Dentist, his dental office staff and a few spouses will be teaming up with an oral surgeon from South Africa, an optometrist and a small group of U.S. medical doctors, nurses, and support personnel to help make a big difference in the lives of many strangers in another country. On August 26, 2010, Dr. McArthur and the entire crew will be packing up and heading to Cascas, a remote village in northern Peru, to provide a week of free dental and medical care for local villagers in need. McArthur said, “We are very excited that we can help provide health and comfort to folks that have no other means of receiving it.” According to Dr. McArthur, the trip is made possible, in large part, by a sizable donation from one of his patients, but the team could still use more help. Most Americans occasionally update their eyeglasses, maybe to change the frame style or due to an updated prescription. Often, they may have old, unused pairs of prescription glasses stashed away in drawers around the house. McArthur points out that those old eyeglasses, while no longer of use to you, could make a major difference in the life of a poor Peruvian villager. Until they leave, Dr. McArthur’s team is accepting donations of old eyeglasses at the Doctor’s Lakewood office, at 6565 W. Jewell Avenue, #9. Bruce McArthur, a graduate of California’s Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLUSD), has a history of involvement in missionary work, it runs in his family. His grandparents were missionaries in Peru in the 1920’s. In fact, his mother was born there. Following in his grandparent’s footsteps, Dr. McArthur spent 2

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