Posts Tagged ‘Charity’

Pickering dentist keen to recruit new riders for charity Tour de Yorkshire ride

Pickering dentist keen to recruit new riders for charity Tour de Yorkshire ride

A dentist from Pickering is on the lookout for new riders to join her team for a charity Tour de Yorkshire ride. Sarah Glover and her team will be taking part in the Tour’s Sportive event, which takes place on the final day. Sarah is hoping to raise as much money as possible for antibiotics […]


Dental duo launches charity to help the homeless in Glasgow

Dental duo launches charity to help the homeless in Glasgow

A dental duo has set up a charity to help the homeless in Glasgow. Abdulwahab Aslam-Pervez and Declan Cairns decided to establish the Dental Initiative after learning about the shocking lack of access to oral hygiene resources and supplies in homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Declan has spoken to patients about the situation and he’d […]


Penarth dental team to take on mammoth relay challenge for charity

Penarth dental team to take on mammoth relay challenge for charity

A dental team from Penarth is preparing to take on a mammoth 160-mile relay challenge to raise money for charity. The team from Hickman House Dental Surgery will run from Twickenham Stadium to Cardiff’s Sophia Garden as part of a fundraising effort for Rookwood Hospital. The run will take place on June 9th. The practice […]


Charlottesville dentist to host fish supper to raise money for Uganda charity mission

Charlottesville dentist to host fish supper to raise money for Uganda charity mission

A charitable dentist from Charlottesville is hosting a fish supper, or fish fry as it’s known in the US, to raise money for her upcoming trip to Uganda. Anita Neel, from Aesthetic Dentistry of Charlottesville, is hosting the event at the Church of the Incarnation on Friday 31st March. Anita is hoping to raise around […]


Colchester dentists prepare for painful charity waxing ordeal in memory of their colleague

Colchester dentists prepare for painful charity waxing ordeal in memory of their colleague

Dentists from Colchester are preparing to endure painful waxing treatments to raise money for a colleague, who sadly passed away last year. A trio of dentists from The Dental Studio in Bergholt Road will be joined by local councillor, Martin Goss, for the unusual challenge. The team is hoping to raise as much money as […]


Devon dental nurse prepares for third volunteer trip in Africa

Devon dental nurse prepares for third volunteer trip in Africa

A dental nurse from Devon is preparing to participate in a volunteer project in Africa for the third time. Bridie Snelling from Newton Abbot will visit Africa for the third time in October in what will be her final charity mission. The 62-year old grandmother is preparing for another fortnight-long adventure where she will be […]


Poole dental bus provides treatment for the homeless

Poole dental bus provides treatment for the homeless

A mobile dental unit based in Poole visited a homeless charity last week as part of a project run by Healthwatch Dorset. The Toothbus, which is equipped with everything a dentist needs to carry out routine dental treatments, visited the Routes to Roots drop-in centre for the homeless last week to provide free dental checks. […]


Kingsclere dental team to scale the heights for cancer charity

Kingsclere dental team to scale the heights for cancer charity

A dental team from Kingsclere is preparing to scale the dizzy heights of Mount Snowdon to raise money for a local cancer charity. Staff from Imogen Dental, which is located at Kingsclere Health Centre, will set out on their mission to tackle Wales’ tallest peak on the 20th May. They are raising money to support […]


Thirsk dentist to shave her head in support of mother-in-law’s cancer battle

Thirsk dentist to shave her head in support of mother-in-law’s cancer battle

A brave dentist from Thirsk is preparing to shave her head in support of her mother-in-law’s battle with cancer. Nicola Merriam is attempting to raise £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after finding out that her mother-in-law has cancer. The 31-year old, who has long brown hair, will shave her head on the 26th April. Nicola […]


Volunteer dentists carry out more than 10,000 dental procedures as Mission of Mercy Oklahoma celebrates 8th annual event

Volunteer dentists carry out more than 10,000 dental procedures as Mission of Mercy Oklahoma celebrates 8th annual event

Volunteer dentists, nurses and hygienists carried out more than 10,000 dental procedures last week, as the Mission of Mercy Oklahoma celebrated its 8th annual event. During the two-day event, more than 1,400 volunteers worked together to provide in excess of $1.3 million worth of treatment free of charge. Over a thousand patients passed through the […]