Posts by Freya Harwood
Urgent appeal launched
Dentaid The Dental Charity has launched an urgent appeal to get one of its charity dental units back on the road. We need to raise £10,000 so we can continue to use the vehicle to provide dental care for vulnerable people with no other access to treatment. One of our mobile units was severely damaged…
Read MoreDentistry Show London 2023
Dentaid The Dental Charity is excited to be returning to Dentistry Show London on October 6th and 7th 2023. We’ll be on stand B34 meeting visitors and telling them about our work in the UK and overseas. The Dentistry Show is a great way for us to promote our volunteering opportunities and share information about…
Read MoreVolunteering blog
I went on a dental volunteering trip to Nepal wanting to help, but the place allowed me to find out more about myself. On this trip especially I felt as if I was entering a new and exciting chapter in my own life. I felt obliged to go back and to give back after all…
Read MoreKen Finlayson completes Camino Trek in memory of his son James
Ken Finlayson has completed the Camino Trek in memory of his son James. The challenge saw Ken hiking across northern Spain facing searing temperatures and tough terrain before finishing the route at Santiago de Compostela where he lit a candle in James’ memory. The sponsored hiked has raised £56,670 for Dentaid The Dental Charity so…
Read MoreCambodia blog
I recently travelled to Cambodia for 2 weeks with Dentaid The Dental Charity. A team of 11 of us volunteered from all over the UK including dentists, dental nurses, therapists and admin. We provided emergency dental care and oral health programmes to people who are in need. I successfully fundraised which enabled me to go…
Read MoreNew partnership with Agilio Software
Dentaid The Dental Charity and the UK’s leading provider of healthcare operations software, Agilio Software have launched a partnership to support staff with free access to Agilio’s leading digital solutions iComply, iLearn and iTeam. The collaboration between the charity and the dental technology provider began in Spring 2022, with Agilio initially donating free subscriptions to…
Read MoreBrightBites blog
I had the privilege to deliver a BrightBites session to two year four classes at Pilgrims’ Cross CE Primary School in Andover. BrightBites is an oral health education scheme developed by UK dental charity, Dentaid. We’ve been working with Dentaid, since 2019. The charity is committed to improving access to safe, sustainable dental care through…
Read MoreFirst dental clinics in Northern Ireland
People experiencing homelessness in Northern Ireland will receive dental care thanks to a partnership between Dentaid The Dental Charity and Bupa Dental Care. Clients at Simon Community NI who are suffering the misery of toothache will be able to have free emergency pain relieving treatments on the Dentaid mobile unit. Volunteers from Bupa Dental Care…
Read MoreSeptodont partnership with our charity
Dentaid the Dental Charity and Septodont have launched a new partnership to provide dental care for people experiencing homelessness and other under-served communities in the south east of England. Together they are establishing a regional hub with a new charity dental unit that will visit hostels, community centres, soup kitchens and services for hard-to-reach groups.…
Read MoreKen treks for Dentaid The Dental Charity
Dentaid The Dental Charity is honoured that FMC founder Ken Finlayson has chosen to fundraise for the charity in memory of his son. James sadly died last year at the age of 25 and this summer Ken will complete a trek called the Camino to raise funds in his memory. James was very very special…
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