Overseas blogs

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Enga Province in P.N.G.’s Western highlands, is home to some of the country’s most recently discovered people groups. Its terrain is mountainous and rugged, and much of the province…

The Batwa, originally forest dwellers, who survived on hunting and gathering within the forests were thrown out by government and partners when the conservationists came calling

I first reached out to Dentaid after reading about a colleague’s experience on Instagram. After speaking with her about the great experiences she’d had…

After 40 years as a dentist, you do wonder what an ideal way would be to mark the end of your career. In my case, having previously been part of the 2019 Dentaid trip to Uganda, I couldn’t…