As a child Raquel Sagon had visited a dental clinic in Linden where there was no dentist on duty. She decided then and there to do something about it by studying to become a dentist herself and increasing the number in the country.
Over the years, she toyed with becoming a paediatrician, but during the year she spent as a biology student she reaffirmed her belief that dentistry was the way to go. It was at this point she realised that while many of her peers were talking about entering the medical field, there were just a few who wanted to enrol in dental school.
Today, she is Dr Raquel Sagon-Kendall, and she is employed with the Cheddi Jagan Dental Clinic. A prosthodontist, she specializes in denture making and fitting.