Paul, our Operations Manager had a very promising meeting today with the Malawian Ministry of Health, the Dental Association of Malawi, Glasgow University Dental School and the Medical Council of Malawi. Bridge2Aid has recently won a grant to fund exploring development of the B2A model in Malawi, working in partnership with Dental Association of Malawi […]
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Amit Patel, Head Dentist at mydentist in Bognor Regis, volunteered on the Dental Training Programme in Chato District, Tanzania in September 2018. Here he talks about his experience and why he volunteered for Bridge2Aid. Let me introduce Bridge2Aid, a charity set up by Ian and Andie Wilson in 2004 after ten years living in Tanzania. […]
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Jeremy Bagg is Professor of Clinical Microbiology and has been Head of Glasgow Dental School since January 2005. He also holds the position of Deputy Head of the School of Medicine. Professor Bagg is currently Chairman of the National Dental Advisory Committee at the Scottish Government Health Department and Chair of the Steering Group of […]
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Our friend Dr Bagasi recently completed an Ironman Triathlon raising money fro Bridge2Aid. He has written a blog about the important benefits of exercise and how helping others helps you feel good about yourself. “On Sunday, 15th July, I completed the Ironman Triathlon in a time of 15 hours, 29 minutes and 1 second – […]
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There’s a proverb attributed to ‘Africa’ which I’d like to use. I normally wouldn’t, given that these “African proverbs” are usually anything but. However, this one has just been quoted in an advert by an African airline we use to fly into Mwanza, so I’ll risk it just this once: “If you want to go […]
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I’ve just returned from my first trip out to Tanzania with Bridge2Aid and am bursting with things that I want to say about my experience! It was everything I thought it would be but also so much more than I could have imagined. I started my […]
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For those of you who have volunteered chances are you will have dealt with Emma – one half of our superb Volunteer Team. As part of her professional development and to further her understanding of what our volunteers experience Emma is joining a Dental Volunteering Programme this May. We asked her to share some thoughts […]
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Join us for Smile in Pink 2018 We are gearing up for Smile in Pink 2018 and hope you will join us. Smile in Pink is our national day to raise both funds & awareness for millions of people in East Africa without access to safe emergency dental care. This year Smile in Pink will take […]
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Today is World Oral Health Day. We’re very proud to have been heavily involved in supporting the Tanzania Dental Association during the week leading up to today. It’s been a week of oral health education, screening in schools and treating the local community. Awareness of oral health in rural Tanzania is very low so our […]
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Our CEO Shaenna shares her memories of the history of Hope Dental – and the visionary changes that have taken place in the past year “I feel fortunate to have had a close personal relationship with Hope Dental Centre in Tanzania for many years. As many of you will be aware, since 2004 Bridge2Aid has […]
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