– Mark Topley, CEO I’ve been so encouraged in the last couple of weeks by various fund-raising efforts that have come in: People donating their speaking fees (including a certain participant in ‘The Island’) when they speak publicly. Smile In Pink 2014 – Over 300 practices taking part and funds starting to roll in. The […]
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6 year old Semeni is from Kishima village, Kahama district in Shinyanga region, Tanzania. Semeni had been suffering from dental pain for approximately 4 weeks prior to visiting our temporary clinic. She hadn’t sought help beforehand because her parents didn’t know where they should take her; a visit to the city was out of bounds […]
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We’re thrilled that Lloyds and Merchant Rentals have decided to support Bridge2Aid via a new initiative that your practice can be a part of. The new Merchant Giving Scheme will offer dental practices the opportunity to save money whilst raising vital funds for our dental training programmes. How does it work? Merchant Rental’s Cardnet […]
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We’re delighted to present our brand new animated video – created courtesy of Silver Unity Partner JSP Media Group. If you’d like a copy of the video please contact kayleigh@bridge2aid.org. We can also offer a subtitled version for any practices that may wish to play the video in waiting rooms. A big thank you to […]
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This October we’ll be celebrating DVP’s 10 year birthday in style at the stunning Wembley Stadium!
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– Dr Ian Wilson, Founder I found ITV’s documentary ‘The Dentists’ last week both illuminating and upsetting. The fact that 90% of adults in the UK suffer from the pain of dental related disease, and the majority, it seems, due to our never ending battle with the fallout from the UK’s addiction with sweets and […]
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Last week Inno, Stellah and I went on a supervision visit to what used to be known as Kahama District. Starting from July 2013, Kahama District was divided into the 3 districts of Kahama Town, Msalala and Ushetu Districts, and the main aim of this visit was to find out which of the Health Workers […]
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– Mark Topley, CEO This week I’m in the UK again – 14 packed days talking about what we’re doing and why – and why people should be concerned about the millions in pain worldwide every day because of untreated dental disease. Because I am often in the UK, some people comment that I travel […]
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The Bridge2Aid 2014 Golf Tournament is on! We’re delighted to announce our hugely popular annual Golf Tournament will be held at Hankley Common Golf Course, in Farnham Surrey, on Wednesday 27th August 2014. Voted the 50th best golf course to play in the UK by Golf World Magazine, Hankley Common provides the perfect setting for […]
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Last week, Stellah and Inno visited Sengerema and Geita to meet with some of the trained Health Workers following their successful completion of our dental training programme. It was a busy few days – in Geita, they visited the villages of Bukoli, Nyarugusu, Katoro, Nyang’wale, Nzera, Kashishi and Kasota. They were also able to meet […]
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