On Friday 6th December Founder Ian and Marketing Manager Kayleigh were kindly invited to the Dentistry Awards in Leicester. Hosted by former professional cricketer Henry Olonga, Ian and Kayleigh represented Bridge2Aid as the event’s chosen charity and joined over 600 dental professionals at the spectacular African themed evening. Ian Wilson addressed the audience and introduced […]
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– Joyce Mpanduji, dental programme manager On the 25th and 25th November, a team consisting of the following: Dr. Samuel Kalongoji (B2A Clinical Director) John Simba & Mussa Victor (B2A Site Administrators) and myself went on a visit to Kahama to finalize the sites and the hotels for the upcoming Dental Volunteer Programme in February. The […]
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– Guest post by Chris Barrow, Founding Partner at 7 connections. I was delighted recently to be asked as a guest speaker at the re-brand and launch of The Campbell Clinic in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Colin Campbell has built a superb business there and, following the retirement of his partner Ian Peace, we were celebrating […]
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During October we were delighted to host an evening with our Patron, Professor Lord McColl of Dulwich at the House of Lords. We welcomed supporters old and new to celebrate our achievements and share our vision for the future in the beautiful historic surroundings, including Guest of Honour His Excellency Peter Kallaghe, High Commissioner for Tanzania to […]
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– Ian Wilson, Founder of Bridge2Aid During last year’s Mounth Cancer Action Month, Dr Ian Wilson, Founder of Bridge2Aid, wrote the following blog outlining his experiences of mouth cancer in a developing nation. One year on, and the message remains just as poignant: As a dental practitioner working out in Africa for much of […]
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Earlier this year the Bridge2Aid team was lucky enough to cross paths with Dental Design Ltd, a leading website design agency based in Poole. Managing Director Nigel Reece was keen to join the Bridge2Aid family having heard about our work in East Africa, and was particularly impressed with the sustainability element of our dental training programmes.
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September’s Dental Volunteer Programme had a little more in store than usual for one dentist and dental nurse, as Rachel Hunter explains: “Rosemary and I first met way back in 1982 when she came to work for a short time as a dentist with what was then Borders Health Board in Scotland. I already worked […]
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– Mark Topley, CEO It has been three years now since I took over as Chief Executive of Bridge2Aid. The time has flown by and although I can’t say I have loved every minute, being in the role has been a experience and a great learning curve for me. We have certainly had our ups and […]
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Mark Topley, CEO I’m in the UK office today after returning from a very successful BDTA Showcase in Birmingham last week. It was a great event in so many ways and coming back on the train on Saturday I was reflecting on how this event is often an annual marker on how far we have come. […]
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Mark Topley, CEO Later this week we will once again be exhibiting at the BDTA dental show case at Birmingham NEC. It’s a great privilege for us again to be part of the A-dec stand, P02, amongst 350 or so other organisations all presenting and exhibiting what they do to the 10,000 or so expected […]
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