Posts by Freya Harwood
Rebecca – BrightBites volunteer
I wanted to become a BrightBites volunteer because I believe in the importance of promoting good oral health from a young age. The opportunity to educate children about maintaining healthy teeth and preventing dental issues resonated with me. I had orthodontic work as a child, and I would have never been able to complete it…
Read MoreJen – BrightBites volunteer
Hi! My name is Jen and I am a BrightBites volunteer. I am new to this, but I absolutely love it. I discovered BrightBites when I was studying for my oral health education qualification last year. When researching information on oral health for children I came across Dentaid The Dental Charity and BrightBites came up.…
Read MoreMiles for Smiles 2024
Dentsply Sirona UK’s annual charity event, Miles for Smiles 2024, is a 13-mile walk from Teddington Lock in Richmond Upon Thames to Weybridge, Surrey, where their offices are located. The event took place on Friday, 5th July 2024, to raise funds for Dentaid The Dental Charity, which provides essential dental care to those in need…
Read MoreThe Health Lottery supports new mobile dental unit
Dentaid The Dental Charity proudly announces the launch of its ninth mobile dental unit, generously supported by The Health Lottery. This cutting-edge mobile dental surgery begun operating in Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday, June 18th. This outreach will benefit diverse groups such as people experiencing homelessness, abuse survivors, cancer patients, fishing communities, families living in poverty, and…
Read MoreOur ninth charity dental unit
Dentaid’s The Dental Charity’s ninth charity dental unit to be launched in Weston-super-Mare Dentaid announced the launch of its ninth mobile dental unit, made possible by a generous donation from The Health Lottery. The state-of-the-art mobile dental surgery will be launched in Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday 18th June, providing dental care for people affected by homelessness…
Read MoreVolunteers’ Week 3rd – 9th June 2024
Dentaid The Dental Charity is sending a special thank you to all its amazing volunteers during National Volunteers’ Week which runs from June 3rd – 9th 2024. Every year hundreds of dentists, dental nurses, industry professionals, engineers, oral health educators and assistants, volunteer tens of thousands of hours of their time to provide dental care and oral…
Read MoreGraham – volunteer dentist
Graham, a Volunteer dentist for Dentaid has over 40 years of experience having qualified from Guy’s in December ’80. After associate jobs, I ran a practice in Horsham for 30+ years. When I sold the practice and had more spare time I looked to do some volunteering so I phoned Dentaid to see if they…
Read MoreLucia – volunteer dental nurse
I first volunteered with Dentaid to help me reignite a slightly flagging enthusiasm for my career that I had dedicated 15 years of my life to, it turns out – it was just what the dentist ordered! It started with nursing shifts in the travelling clinics. The more I got involved, the more I began…
Read MoreAgi – volunteer dentist
I volunteered when a good dentist I know working in a private referral centre posted on social media calling out for volunteers to help patients in need. Since then, Dentaid has attended our LDC, and since then dentists and dental nurses have got involved. Dentaid is needed at the moment to fill the gap to…
Read MoreMay attempts 100km solo rowing challenge
A final-year dental student is powering ahead a with 100km solo rowing challenge to raise funds for Dentaid The Dental Charity. May Firoozmand will attempt the incredible feat of endurance on a Concept 2 rowing machine – aiming to complete the challenge in less than 10 hours. A solo row covering this distance is rarely…
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