Volunteers needed

Dentaid is inviting dentists, dental therapists, hygienists and dental nurses to join its two week volunteering trips to Nepal in April and October 2016.

The teams will work with partner organisations in the capital Kathmandu and the Annapurna region in the foothills of the Himalayas. Much of the region's infrastructure was destroyed in the earthquake, including buildings used as dental surgeries, and there is a lot to be done in the field of dental health.

Temporary shelters have been erected to house dental clinics and Dentaid has provided portable surgeries, which can be operated without access to electricity and running water, in a DentaidBox. Organisations have been very proactive in helping their communities but volunteers from the UK will allow them to treat more patients, share expertise and promote oral health education.

Volunteers will be asked to provide preventative treatments such as fissure sealants and atraumatic restorative treatments alongside emergency pain relief. The team will work in busy clinics, remote communities and schools alongside Nepalese dental professionals.