Posts by Freya Harwood
New charity unit on the road in Kent
A NEW charity dental unit is on the road in Kent providing care for vulnerable people in the community. Volunteers from Dentaid The Dental Charity will be providing emergency treatment and dental health checks for people experiencing homelessness, families in poverty, survivors of abuse, fishing communities and refugees and asylum seekers across the south east.…
Read MoreJennie Birch Cambodia
After 18 months of planning, we were finally ready to set off on what was to be the most rewarding, exhausting and inspiring trip I have ever embarked on. We arrived about teatime on Sunday 5th November and it was straight to bed as we were up early the next day to set off again.…
Read MoreSee our new dental unit!
The first patients have been treated on a new charity dental unit which is delivering care for under-served communities across the UK. Dentaid The Dental Charity’s newest mobile unit has been provided thanks to support from Gensmile Dental, Hague Dental Supplies and FMC founder Ken Finlayson who completed the Camino Trek in memory of his…
Read MoreWe are back on the road!
The dental profession came together to raise thousands of pounds to help get one of our charity mobile units back on the road. Dentaid The Dental Charity appealed for help after one of its mobile dental clinics was damaged by a third party. The unit was severely damaged in January 2023 – but after finally…
Read MoreAlis Fleming Uganda
In June 2023 I headed out to Uganda to volunteer with Dentaid The Dental Charity. We met at Heathrow Airport and travelled together as a team, there were 12 of us in total. We arrived in Entebbe and spent our first-night bonding and getting to know each other. It was so nice how quickly we…
Read More300 UK clinics so far and counting!
Dentaid the Dental Charity has delivered its 300th UK clinic of 2023. Since January, the charity’s mobile dental units have travelled from Jersey to Troon and Newquay to Norwich providing outreach care for people experiencing homelessness and other hard-to-reach groups. We have provided dental care for almost 3,000 of the most vulnerable people in our…
Read MoreNuria Delgado-Colomo Cambodia
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 completes Camino Trek
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 MorePaula Masters Cambodia
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…
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