Posts by Freya Harwood
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2025
Dentaid the Dental Charity is using Volunteers’ Week 2025 (Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th June 2025) to say a big thank you to all of the wonderful people who give up their time to help us change lives through dental care. Running every year since 1984, Volunteers’ Week is a national celebration of volunteers and provides…
Read MorePankaj – volunteer dentist
I don’t think there are any other charities quite like Dentaid which made it stand out to me. The patients you see on a Dentaid clinic are often in much more extreme cases than those you’d encounter in a normal practice. Often you are helping the homeless or people living in poverty who’s dental needs…
Read MoreGail – volunteer dentist
I first got involved with Dentaid after doing quite a lot of volunteering during COVID – mainly packing food and helping wherever I could. At some point I thought to myself, maybe I could be a bit more useful by using my actual skills, rather than just packing boxes! Coming out the other side of…
Read MoreDaniel’s story
I never really had any major problems with my teeth. I had a couple of removed when I was in my teens and I’ve got some stumps left but they don’t really affect me. Since I had my head accident I eat a lot of ice pops because I feel like it helps. My…
Read MoreRebekka – volunteer dentist
I really enjoy helping disadvantaged people, which is why I work in an NHS practice and have worked at the local hospital. I like treating patients who may lack access to care and helping them get out of pain. I’ve always wanted to volunteer with Dentaid because I feel like it’s a great way to…
Read MoreNeil – volunteer dentist
I’ve always wanted to volunteer for Dentaid and now I’m at a point in my career where I’m able to make it happen. I’ve been aware of Dentaid since I was a student because I used to fundraise for the charity with my dental society, so the charity has always been on my radar. These days…
Read MoreMartyn’s story
“I have a lot of pain across the upper right side of my mouth, the pain comes and goes, when I’m eating and at night, but it is extremely annoying and causes a lot of agony. This has been hurting for a while now, at least since I last saw the dentist in December last…
Read MoreDavid’s story
“I can’t remember the last time I saw a dentist but it’s been many years now. Today, with Dentaid I have had two fillings and need a lot of other work but time constraints and the waiting list for other patients mean I would need to come back next month. At the moment, I am…
Read MoreAlan’s story
“When I first moved in here I had all my teeth and then a couple of years ago I was eating bread and jam one day and my tooth came out and then the next day a second one came out, of course it’s been downhill from there. I used to have really good health…
Read MoreLaura – volunteer dental nurse
I decided to volunteer for Dentaid because I enjoy working with disadvantaged groups of people. I wanted to give something back to the community I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone to grow my confidence. What I like about volunteering with Dentaid is going into new situations and meeting clinicians and patients…
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