Even though I’m now a retired dentist, after a career spanning 40 years it is quite difficult not to find myself thinking of teeth and oral hygiene. In 2019, before I stepped away from the chair, I was part of the Dentaid team of volunteer dental professionals on the first of my three professional visits […]
During our trip in February 2020 I held a dental health and toothbrushing workshop with some of the school staff. The aim was to start a toothbrushing programme for everyone at Uphill. We had taken toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental education aids and posters out in our suitcases. All the supplies were left at the school for […]
Round and round, slowly, one tooth at a time… the oral hygiene message given to the kids at Uphill during my Dentaid trip in late October 2019 to make sure that they all have gleaming smiles. More than 30 children with toothache were seen by the Dentaid team on the day we visited the school […]
