Posts Tagged ‘Charity’
Dental health month comes to an end in the Philippines
Dentists across the Philippines have joined forces to raise awareness of oral health as part of dental health month. Dental health month has been celebrated in February for many years; in the 1950’s dental health week was launched and the event was changed to dental health month in 2004. The aim of the campaign is […]
Forfar dental practice gives charity something to smile about
Members of staff at a Forfar dental practice have been working hard to raise money for Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. The team at Colin Yule and Associates raised more than £1700 for the charity by taking part is a series of events over the course of last summer; events included a social night, a […]
Nashville set for massive free dental event
Residents in Nashville are set to benefit from a massive two-day health event next month. The free health clinic will be held at the McGavock High School; during the event, the gymnasium will be converted into fifty dental stations and other areas of the school will be set up to offer vision and medical services […]
Dentist helps out Ugandan people
A dentist from Steep has recently returned from a two week visit to Uganda. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda to help provide pain relief and basic dental services to local people in the East of the country. During her two week adventure, she helped around two thousand people. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda […]
Tooth fairies raise money for charity
Two members of staff from College Street Dental in Burnham, Somerset, have completed a 10 kilometre run in tooth fairy outfits. Practice manager Karen Jury-Dando and hygienist Jane Fellows donned tooth fairy outfits for the Wyvern Christmas Cracker Fun Run, which took place last week. The pair completed the course in 1 hour and raised […]
London Dental Fellowship announces donations
The London Dental Fellowship has revealed details of donations made by members of the trust. Smile Train, an international charitable trust, which provides care for children with cleft lip and palate, will receive £2000 from the fellowship and a further £2000 will be given to Bridge2Aid, a charity that provides dental care for people in […]
Dental society donates $25,000 to help children with serious dental conditions
A dental society has donated $25,000 to a local children’s centre to help children with severe dental conditions. The Essex County Dental Health Society presented staff from the John McGivney Children’s Centre with the generous donation earlier this month. The money will now be used to buy new dental equipment and carry out refurbishment work […]
Homeless charity appeals for volunteer dentists
A homeless charity is appealing for help from volunteer dentists to offer dental care for homeless people this Christmas. Crisis has opened Christmas centres across London for a week between the 23rd and 30th December. The centres offer shelter, food and warmth, as well as much-needed companionship at Christmas time. The centre also provides a […]
Dentists Embark on Exciting Way to Save Halloween Tooth Decay Horror
On Halloween it’s tradition for everyone to have a little fright; but for dentists it provides a whole new horror. For dedicated dentists the 31st October is always a restless night, as thousands of children across the world are allowed to gauge on sticky, sugary, tooth-rotting sweets all in the name of tradition. However, for […]
Dental team making a difference in Tanzania
A team of dental staff are raising money to make a difference in Tanzania. The team from Ringley Park Dental Practice in Reigate, are working hard to raise money to help poor people in Tanzania. Currently, oral health can be a matter of life and death in the country and people die every day from […]
