Posts Tagged ‘Dental charity’
Straumann UK Raises Thousands For Charity With Cycle Challenge
Staff members from leading dental manufacturer, Straumann, have raised more than £25,000 by completing a grueling cycle ride from Basel in Switzerland, where the company is based, to the UK headquarters in Crawley. The team of 30 completed the 600 mile bike ride, which took in all kinds of terrains, over a six day period. […]
Father And Daughter Celebrate Dental Charity Success
A father and daughter team from Salisbury, North Carolina, are celebrating after realising a dream. The pair successfully organised a charity dental event at the weekend, which helped hundreds of people to gain access to much-needed dental care. Three years ago, Christina Dunkin, who was in her final year of college studying dentistry at the […]
Yorkshire Dentist Trains Tanzanian Workforce
High demand for a qualified dental workforce has led a Dentist from Yorkshire to travel to Tanzania to train prospective workers. Sponsored by Bridge2Aid, dentist Gwyneth Morris, a volunteer, has journeyed to Tanzania as a member of a current project dedicated to building knowledge of dentistry practices in regions of the world where the need […]
Penarth Dental Team Raises £2500 For Charity
A dental team has raised £2,500 for charity after completing the Three Peaks Challenge in Wales. The team from Hickman House Dental and Laser Surgery raised an amazing total for a good cause after successfully climbing Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen y Fan on Friday 12th July. The team of six conquered soaring temperatures to […]
Dental Charity Issues Snacking Warning
The UK’s leading dental charity has issued a warning over the increasing popularity of snacking. Changes in work patterns and sedentary lifestyles mean that more and more graze throughout the day, putting their oral health at risk. The British Dental Health Foundation has issued a warning over this grazing and experts claim that the frequency […]
Rutherglen Church Supporting Dental Students On Charity Mission
The Rutherglen United Reformed Church is supporting two dental students as they prepare for a charity mission. The church has donated £500 to students, Alex Harding and Kyle McLean, from the Glasgow Hospital and School of Dentistry, to help towards the cost of equipment, expenses and travel costs for their upcoming trip to Vietnam and […]
Plymouth Dental Students Donate Money To Local Charity
Second year dental students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have donated £150 to a local charity, which helps adults with learning disabilities, after being awarded the annual Rayna DiModica Contribution to Society Award. The students decided to give the money they received as a result of winning the award to the […]
Wotton dentists climbing Kilimanjaro for charity
A dentist from Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, has travelled to Africa with his wife to climb one of the world’s most iconic mountains, Mount Kilimanjaro. Phil and Shaenna Loughnane travelled to Tanzania last Saturday and will spend ten days climbing the mountain accompanied by a group of friends. The mountain is the highest peak in Africa, with […]
Bridge2Aid Features on BBC Breakfast
Founder of dental charity, Bridge2Aid, Ian Wilson, appeared on BBC Breakfast last week to announce plans to expand charity work into Rwanda. Bridge2Aid currently works in rural communities in Tanzania, training clinical officers to provide basic dental treatments and providing basic supplies. Volunteers will also visit health clinics and schools to provide routine dental treatments. […]
Brave Dentist Faces Sharks to Raise Money for Charity
A dentist from Stafford came face to face with one of nature’s most dangerous creatures to raise money for charity. Richard Haworth braved a tank full of sharks at Ellesmere Port’s Blue Planet Aquarium, armed only with a toothbrush, to raise money for a good cause. Richard decided to take the plunge to raise money […]
