Desperate need

Jonathan Gollings, who is a trustee for international dental charity Dentaid, spent November 21-22, in the 'Jungle' Camp which is home to more than 6,000 people. He treated many refugees who were suffering from abscesses and appalling dental pain and says more needs to be done to help them.

Dentaid has provided a DentaidBox - a portable dental surgery and chair - which has been set up in a caravan in the camp.  Dental supplier Qualident generously donated an autoclave to sterilise equipment. The charity, based in Landford, is hoping to send more volunteers to the camps where people are arriving every day in desperate need of dental care.  It has teamed up with the group Manchester Refugee Crisis and other volunteer dentists to provide the only dental services in the camp.