NSU Horizons Spring 2012

15 HORIZONS Claudette lived for years in fear for her life. After getting married in rural Jamaica, she suffered constant abuse from her husband, emotional at rst, but then the beatings started—and the rapes. She felt damaged and helpless, but she tried to hide the outward signs, including her broken teeth. BY NANCY MCVICAR Fixing Smiles NSU dental clinics branch out to the community