As you may have heard, Dr. Powell and Dr. Tiller and their families are going on a medical mission trip to Zambia in July. We will be providing much needed medical care to people in small villages in the Southwest Region.
One little non-dental tidbit we thought we might pass on is a cool international travel tip. We learned about and applied for the Trusted Traveler Program through U.S. Customs. With this program, you apply online and then go to Houston or one of several other locations across the U.S. for an interview, fingerprinting and background check. Once accepted to the Trusted Traveler Program, you get a fast pass through customs. You get to skip the long lines and go right up to the front. We figured between the exhausting mission and the 2 day travel, it will be great to get through Customs quickly. The pass lasts for 5 years, so can be used for future trips as well.
We know many of our patients are world travelers and probably already know about this, but we thought it might be helpful for some. By the way, any of you world travelers that have tips for us, let us know!
We’ll keep you posted as our preparations continue!
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