Posts Tagged ‘charity dentistry’
Brooklands Dentists Make A Difference In Africa
A dental team from Brooklands has helped to make a difference to hundreds of children in Africa; the team from Maple Road sent toothbrushes and toothpaste packs out to a school in Kenya after hearing from a patient that the children had never owned a toothbrush before. Kath and Mike Blears, patients at the practice, […]
Alder Hey Dental Nurse Wins Trip Of A Lifetime
A dental nurse from Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool has won a trip of a lifetime to Africa; Lyndsay McGrath won the trip courtesy of dental charity Bridge2Aid and will now fly out to Tanzania to help people in need. Bridge2Aid runs the annual competition for a dental professional to join them on a charity […]
Chiswick Dentist Returns from Sierra Leone Mission
A dentist has returned to Chiswick after spending two weeks treating some of the world’s poorest people in Sierra Leone. Raffaella Gabassi, from White Dental and Cosmetic Rooms, spent two weeks providing much-needed dental care to thousands of people in Sierra Leone. During the first week, Raffaella worked at the Connaught Hospital, which provided a […]
Terrace City Dentists Preparing for Bangladesh Mission
A group of dentists from the Terrace City area is preparing for a trip to Bangladesh to help people in need. The group is joining up with a larger party from Loma Linda University in California. Dentist, Dr Vincent Drouin, has already visited Bangladesh before and is relishing the opportunity to return to the country. […]
American Dentist on a Mission in Haiti
An American dentist has swapped Michigan for Mare Cochon, a remote village in Haiti, to provide much-needed dental care. Dr Steve Edmondson, from Saranac, Michigan, the founder of Starfysh, a non-profit organisation, has travelled to the Haitian island of La Gonave with a group of missionaries to provide basic dental care for people living in […]
Fort Wayne Dentist Making a Difference in Honduras
A dentist from Fort Wayne is making a difference to people in need, after setting up a non-profit organisation in Honduras. Dr Thomas Blake first visited Honduras in 2000 and decided to set up a charity to help provide dental care for those living in poor communities. Sonrisas Siempre was established in 2009 after many […]
Dental Student Planning to Swap Colchester for Uganda
A student dental nurse is planning to swap Colchester for Uganda, to help people living in some of the world’s poorest communities. Pippa Tippett from Great Tey is currently in her second year of training at the Colchester Institute and is on placement at Highwoods and St John’s Dental Practice. However, she is soon planning […]
