Posts Tagged ‘Tanzania’

South Tyneside Dentists Support Dental Charity Work In Tanzania

South Tyneside Dentists Support Dental Charity Work In Tanzania

Two dentists from South Tyneside are supporting a dental charity to help people in need in Tanzania. Sarah Kime and Sarah Torr, from South Tyneside NHS Foundation’s community oral health team, have been supporting Bridge2Aid, which runs projects in poor communities in Tanzania, for several years and they have recently returned from another trip to […]


Sleaford Dental Team Prepares For African Adventure

Sleaford Dental Team Prepares For African Adventure

A dental team from Sleaford is preparing to travel to Africa as part of a charity mission. The team, from Rose Cottage in Westbanks, will visit Tanzania through dental charity, Bridge2Aid. The practice has been working with the charity, which provides training for dental practitioners in Tanzania, since 2006. Two nurses and two dentists will […]


Hinckley Dental Duo Return From Tanzania

Hinckley Dental Duo Return From Tanzania

A dentist and dental nurse from Hinckley have returned from a charity trip to Tanzania. Dentist, Kishen Davda and nurse, Becky Snelgrove spent two weeks in Tanzania as part of a project organised by Bridge2Aid. Kishen and Becky, from Station Road Dental Practice, visited Tanzania to support the work of dental charity, Bridge2Aid, which helps […]


Wooton-Under-Edge Dental Practice Collecting Toys For Orphans In Tanzania

Wooton-Under-Edge Dental Practice Collecting Toys For Orphans In Tanzania

Members of staff at Chipping Manor Dental Practice in Wooton-under-Edge are collecting toys, toiletries, clothes and other baby equipment for orphaned children in Tanzania. The practice has been working with dental charity, Bridge2Aid for some time now and they are now gathering together resources to send over to Tanzania. Over the last six years, the […]


Severe Shortage Of Dentists In Tanzania

Severe Shortage Of Dentists In Tanzania

The level of dental health problems in Tanzania was revealed yesterday when oral health stakeholders gathered to discuss the dire shortage of dentists in the country. The World Health Organisation recommends a ratio of 1 dentist to 7,500 patients but the ratio in Tanzania is 1 dentist to 120,000 patients. Tanzania has only one dental […]


GG Communications Managing Director Preparing For Bridge2Aid Dental Mission

GG Communications Managing Director Preparing For Bridge2Aid Dental Mission

Managing director of GG Communications (GGC), Gemma Godman is preparing to visit Tanzania to raise awareness of the work done by Bridge2Aid and gather support for plans to expand the current programme into Rwanda. Gemma will be following the dental volunteer programme while she is in Tanzania and reporting back on the work done by […]


Wotton Couple Raises Thousands For Dental Charity After Completing Kilimanjaro Climb

Wotton Couple Raises Thousands For Dental Charity After Completing Kilimanjaro Climb

A dentist and his wife have raised thousands of pounds for charity after reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro; Phil Loughnane and his wife, Shaenna, climbed Africa’s tallest mountain to raise money for Bridge2Aid. Mr Loughnane, the owner of Chipping Manor Dental Practice in Wotton-under-Edge, took up the gruelling challenge with his wife to raise […]


Bradford Dentist Preparing To Hit The Roads For Charity

Bradford Dentist Preparing To Hit The Roads For Charity

A dentist from Bradford is preparing to hit the roads to complete a cycle challenge to raise money for a good cause. Dentist Mark Ray, from Ravat and Ray Dental Care in Manningham, will be cycling around nine of the chain’s dental practices on September 20th to raise money for Bridge2Aid, a dental charity that […]


Dental Charity to Expand Work in Africa

Dental Charity to Expand Work in Africa

British dental charity, Bridge2Aid, has announced that it will start working in Rwanda, after successfully helping thousands of people in Tanzania. The charity, which helps to train clinical officers to perform routine dental procedures, has been working in rural communities in Tanzania for many years and volunteer dentists are now preparing to start work in […]


Dental Therapist Trading Dumbarton for Tanzania to Provide Dental Care

Dental Therapist Trading Dumbarton for Tanzania to Provide Dental Care

A dental therapist from Dumbarton has embarked on a mercy mission to Tanzania to help provide some of the world’s poorest communities with basic dental care and train people to carry out basic procedures, such as tooth extraction. Elaine Warner has joined more than 20 people to volunteer in Tanzania, where the ratio of dentists […]