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Brushing wih destiny

Mathews is no dentist, but she has figured out how to convince those in the profession to pay their own way, donate their vacation time and work back-breaking eight-hour days to give children their smiles back. Meanwhile, she handles the tricky details, such as how to transport an air compressor via yak to an ice-covered Himalayan village or how to deal with Maoist rebels trying to shake her down for a bribe.