Volunteering for oral health in Tanzania
2024-03-14
Taylor and Elise, two dental nurses about to embark on a volunteering trip to Tanzania, discuss the work they will be doing and the challenges
Volunteering
California-based nonprofit soliciting volunteers for mission trips
2024-03-06
Great Shape!, a California-based nonprofit that operates its 1000 Smiles volunteer dental projects, seeks volunteers to bring free dental care to Jamaica and other overseas
Thinking Beyond Self
2024-01-26
By Becky O’Guin, CDA Director of Communications From the 2024 Winter Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Volunteering offers opportunities to build skills that you
Bill Sasser, D.M.D., named recipient of ADA Humanitarian Award
2024-01-08
Bill Sasser, D.M.D. Bill Sasser, D.M.D., was unavailable when ADA President Linda J. Edgar, D.D.S., called to let him know that the ADA Board of
Utah couple sees the world while volunteering with Global Dental Relief
2024-01-05
Happy trio: Mike Lorscheider, D.D.S., and his wife Carol Ann smile after a successful treatment with a Guatemalan boy during a Global Dental Relief mission
NYU Dentistry helps address oral health crises faced by city’s migrants
2023-12-13
Reaching out: A team from NYU Dentistry poses at the Open Arms Resource Fair, a May 2023 event hosted by The Shed in Hudson Yards.
ADA continues to advocate for veterans’ access to care as 2024 approaches
2023-11-09
Fellowship: Carol Gomez Summerhays, D.D.S., past ADA president and veteran, applauds a colleague during the ADA Give Veterans A Smile Summit at ADA Headquarters on
Everyone for Veterans seeking dentists to provide pro bono care for nation’s heroes
2023-11-08
Success: Nathan Meyer, left, smiles alongside Whitney McBrayer, D.D.S., who donated dental care to him through a connection with Everyone for Veterans. As Veterans Day
Dental Lifeline Network recruiting humanitarians to donate their services for veterans
2023-11-07
Connected: Andrew Wilcox, D.D.S., right, poses after treating a veteran, center, with one of Dr. Wilson’s staff members. Dr. Wilson cared for the patient through
New York State Dental Association steps up to care for underserved in state’s Capital Region
2023-11-02
Army of two: Lauren Heisinger, D.D.S., left, and Lydia Hunt, D.D.S., pose during the Oct. 21 Capital Region Community Dental Event. After the closure of
Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Education and Screening Event roars into SmileCon
2023-10-05
Janet McDowell-Travis, D.D.S., left, Anaika Forbes Grant, Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures, second from right, pose at SmileCon. Orlando, Fla. — As more than 100
Dentistry and the transformative power of volunteering
2023-09-14
Volunteering benefits the volunteers as well as the people they help – Dental Sky discusses the positive impact that volunteering can have for dental teams.