Australians Advancing Oral Health In Vanuatu

Smile Vanuatu Smile Vanuatu – North Malekula Island 2018 – July 3rd – 7th Volcanic ash and flight delays did not deter nine volunteers from Bathurst, Brisbane and Rockhampton arriving on north Malekula Island in Vanuatu. Their purpose is the setup of temporary dental clinics and offering their services to help the school-based communities around the Norsup […]

An Insider View Into Dental Outreach Programmes

We often hear about charities and organisations travelling across the world to improve the lives of those in less fortunate situations. There is no doubt that these trips have an enormous impact on the areas they visit, but what do they entail exactly? How are they arranged and what do the volunteers actually go through […]

An Interview With The ADOFI

The Australian Dental Outreach Foundation provides oral care to the neediest members of the community across South Australia. Catering to school children, the elderly and the disabled, they provide a wide array of services with flexible delivery so that they can adequately cater to those with limited access. After donating our sterile instruments to their […]

Questions asked of charities that work overseas

“That’s great; but what about people here?” For the last 22 years, the international dental charity Dentaid has been sending reconditioned dental equipment, teams of volunteers and oral health resources to dentists in the poorest and most remote regions of the world. With 70 per cent of the world’s population having no access to a […]

The Growth Of Single-Use Items

Disposable medical supplies are the new norm within the healthcare industry. From conventional syringes and needles to oral surgery packs and trays, everywhere you look there are single-use items.  Wasteful? Over cautious? There are many different opinions surrounding what is necessary and what’s excessive but there is no denying how effective they are in reducing the spread of infection. […]