Training Services

Providing training is one of Dentaid’s key activities. Dentaid’s staff have a wide range of skills and experience in delivering training programmes in various oral health disciplines in middle and low income countries. Dentaid provides training to governments, charities, NGOs, health organisations and, where appropriate, commercial organisations like toothpaste manufacturers.  

The main areas Dentaid provides training in are:-

Components can include training in how to:- Provide basic extractions; administer anaesthetic; maintain good cross infection control; recognise and treat or refer oral diseases; provide oral health education; training in ART (Atraumatic Restorative Technique).

Designing and implementing community oral health promotion programmes

Components can include training in how to:- Conduct a community oral health needs assessment, design an oral health promotion programme (including for specific groups or communities - schools etc), implementing tooth brushing programmes and other fluoride initiatives, conducting oral health surveys, developing and delivering oral health education and other oral health promotion strategies.

Designing and implementing national oral health strategies (governments and large NGOs)

Components can include training in how to:- Design and implementing national oral health survey, evaluating data and surveys, developing communication and advocacy strategies with key stakeholders, developing large-scale training initiatives and curriculum, implementing national prevention strategies, evaluation of programmes.

Training/advising general health and international development NGOs/charities

Components can include seminars on:- Oral health in middle and low-income countries, different intervention approaches, implementing new oral health programmes, incorporating oral health as part of existing programmes, evaluation, specific training needs.

The training components above are normally delivered by Dr Robert Yee (Dentaid’s Director of Oral Health), or, where appropriate, other staff or external experts. Click here for Robert’s CV.

Dentaid are happy to communicate with governments, charities and other NGOs about their needs in any of the areas above. Please email your name, contact details, and details of your existing or proposed project to Robert Yee at robert@dentaid.org. Before contacting Dentaid however, please take the time to read through the “Need” and “Resources” sections of this website, as there are a number of free downloadable training materials and resources which might suit all your needs.

Dental equipment training for hospital engineers and other key staff

Components can include:- Instruction on basic operation, servicing, fault diagnosis, repair and health & safety.

For information on dental engineer training, please contact Richard Grapes at workshop@dentaid.org   

General Principles 

• While Dentaid will engage in training individuals (end recipients), to maximise strategic benefit the charity prefers to build the capacity of organisations and individuals to deliver training themselves to others (training trainers). 
• Each training programme is designed specifically to the needs of the recipient project and to be appropriate to the local/regional context.
• To deliver training services, Dentaid will require cost reimbursement from the recipient or an external sponsor. Costs vary depending on the training required.