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Malvern Dentist Completes Gruelling 900 Mile Cycle Ride For Charity

Malvern Dentist Completes Gruelling 900 Mile Cycle Ride For Charity

 A Malvern dentist has completed a gruelling 900 mile cycle ride in aid of charity. Dentist David Watson, from Beacon Dental Care, completed the route from John O’Groats to Land’s End as part of a charity ride organised by Denplan. Mr Watson was part of a team of 20 cyclists that took up the 900 […]


Southgate Dentist To take On 100km Cycle Ride For Bowel Cancer Charity

Southgate Dentist To take On 100km Cycle Ride For Bowel Cancer Charity

A dentist from Southgate is preparing to take on a 100km cycle challenge to raise money for a bowel cancer charity. Dr Ketan Shah will be peddling for a good cause on the Nightrider circuit, which starts and finishes at Alexandra Palace at Haringey. The 37 year old, who works at Brightside Practice, has decided […]


Nelson Dental Team Prepares For 10k Fundraiser

Nelson Dental Team Prepares For 10k Fundraiser

Dentists, nurses, receptionists and dental hygienists from a practice in Nelson are gearing up for a gruelling fundraising challenge. The team from Dentistry for All will be taking part in the Pennine 10K on Sunday 22nd June to raise money for Pendleside Hospice. The event is organised by Run For All and hundreds of people […]


Staff From Leeds Dental Institute Swap Syringes For Knitting Needles To Help African Newborns

Staff From Leeds Dental Institute Swap Syringes For Knitting Needles To Help African Newborns

Members of staff from Leeds Dental Institute have downed their syringes in favour of picking up knitting needles in aid of newborn babies in Africa. The team was inspired by senior house officer, John Ahn, who learned to knit in order to support a very worthy cause. John saw that there was an appeal for […]


Dental Hygienist Pounds The Pavements To Raise Money For Charity

Dental Hygienist Pounds The Pavements To Raise Money For Charity

A dental hygienist from Brighton is pounding the pavements in a bid to raise money for good causes. Christina Chatfield, from the Dental Health Spa, is preparing to tackle a 500 mile walk from Scotland to Brighton to raise money for the British Dental Health Foundation and Heart Your Smile. The money raised for the […]


Liverpool Dental Team To Launch Toothbrush Exchange In Celebration Of National Smile Month

Liverpool Dental Team To Launch Toothbrush Exchange In Celebration Of National Smile Month

The dental team from Liverpool Community Health Trust is preparing to launch a toothbrush exchange as part of National Smile Month. The team will be encouraging people to swap their existing toothbrushes for brand new brushes and they will also be giving out free tubes of fluoride toothpaste, which are suitable for the whole family. […]


Angus Dentists Clocking Up The Miles For Oral Cancer Charity

Angus Dentists Clocking Up The Miles For Oral Cancer Charity

Two dentists from Angus have been training hard to complete two cycling challenges in order to raise awareness of oral cancer. Andrew Boggon, from the High Street Dental Centre in Montrose and fellow dentist, Bob Thomson from Brechin’s R & P.M Thomson, have teamed up to complete two gruelling cycle routes in aid of the […]


Isle of Wight Clinic Named Practice of the Month by the Mouth Cancer Foundation

Isle of Wight Clinic Named Practice of the Month by the Mouth Cancer Foundation

A clinic in Ryde, Isle of Wight, has been named Practice of the Month by the Mouth Cancer Foundation. Wight Dental Care was awarded the title in recognition of going the extra mile to raise awareness of mouth cancer and enforce the charity’s Mouth Cancer Accreditation scheme. The clinic was selected from hundreds of practices, […]


Dental Nurse to Swap Linlithgow for Romania this Summer to Help Children in Need

Dental Nurse to Swap Linlithgow for Romania this Summer to Help Children in Need

A dental nurse is preparing to leave her family and friends in Linlithgow to help children in Romania this summer. Chloe Rankine will travel to Hunedoara as part of a charity mission organised by Vision Romania. She will be attending a summer camp for children, which enables children from poor backgrounds to enjoy fun and […]


Wotton Dental Practice Pledges Continued Support to Bridge2Aid

Wotton Dental Practice Pledges Continued Support to Bridge2Aid

A dental practice in Wotton-under-Edge, which has already raised thousands of pounds for Bridge2Aid, has pledged continued support to the charity. The practice has already raised around £200,000 over the course of the last eight years for the charity, which supports projects to train new dentists and provide basic dental care in Tanzania. Owners Shaenna […]