Meet the Founders Identical twin sisters Ashley and Breanna Bolliger share a passion for giving back. As the founders of the Healthy Smiles Club, these McMaster University graduates, with honours Bachelor of Science degrees in Kinesiology, have turned their compassion into action. They’ve dedicated themselves to improving oral health awareness and accessibility within the Hamilton … Read more
“I’m just looking,” I repeated as I scrolled through the images of adoptable cats. I was lying to myself; I knew I was not just looking. I wanted to adopt a cat. I started dental school at Case Western Reserve University in 2012, understanding that the academic and clinical road ahead would be strenuous. I … Read more
A group of Kelowna dental professionals donated their time and services to help kids without easy access to dental care. East Meets West, a children’s charity organization, and Access Dental office partnered to give around 60 kids dental cleanings and checkups. The project is called Smile 24 and allows dentists, hygienists, and other staff to … Read more
Dalhousie University President Dr. Kim Brookes recently toured the Faculty of Dentistry’s Government Assisted Populations (GAP) Oral Health Clinic, which serves new Canadians in need of oral health care. The GAP Clinic partners with the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia to provide dentistry to new immigrants to the province. Many patients receive their first-ever … Read more
Welcome Hall Mission and McGill University have reopened the Jim Lund Dental Clinic to provide free dental care for low-income patients and those in need. MicGill’s Faculty of Dental Medicine will be providing the oral health care, including dentists and students, who will be paired together. They will be focused on essential services and providing … Read more
Operation Smile is a volunteer-delivered global medical charity that provides free, safe surgery and comprehensive care to patients with cleft lip and palate in 35+ countries worldwide. Operation Smile Canada raises funds from donor partners who want to directly impact the lives of children living with cleft conditions and other facial differences. These conditions affect … Read more
Jointly with the Ivoclar Vivadent Charity Foundation, the Ivoclar Group has been supporting a variety of social projects around the world for many years, with the aim to help people in less privileged regions. Celebrating its 100-year anniversary, the Liechtenstein-based family business is now unveiling its own aid program called Ivoclar Joy. The program’s main … Read more
Join Dentsply Sirona in supporting Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, in its endeavor to set a Guinness World RecordTM title for the largest online photo album of smiling mouths! The record-setting campaign kicks off in July, which is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month and will end on World Smile Day®, October 6, … Read more
After learning about the difficulties marginalized groups have gaining access to oral health care, a group of Queen’s students launched the Queen’s Dental Aid Network (QDAN) to improve dental care in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington region. QDAN partners with community members to acquire donations of oral hygiene supplies and redistributes them to programs … Read more
Burlington dental clinic, Beacon Hill Dental Centre, has launched a project called Dollar Mouth Club (DMC) to help their community have healthy mouths. The program involves donating $1 of oral care products to community organizations for every goody bag they give clients after their checkups. According to Burlington Today, “they also hope to motivate other health-care … Read more
For families struggling to make ends meet during a challenging economic climate, routine dental care may seem like a luxury that is out of their reach. More low-income families can access the dental care they need to be healthy through nonprofit dental clinics in their communities. Unfortunately, rising inflation also affects the safety-net clinics they … Read more
A group of students from Queen’s University have launched the Queen’s Dental Aid Network, with the purpose of providing dental hygiene products to marginalized people in Kingston. The Kingston Whig Standard reports that Connor Hamlyn, a second-year health sciences student, Kianna Niaki and Peter Hwang, both third-year life sciences students, founded the initiative to improve … Read more
Dental students from the University of Alberta are helping people with disabilities get the dental care they need. Dental hygiene and dental students hosted a free event on Saturday where they provided free oral health care services and education for people with disabilities or special needs, reported Global News. The goal for the event was … Read more
Global News recently reported on Richard Hewitt from Kingston, Ont., who has been living with a gum infection for almost a decade. Due to the difficulty unhoused members of the community face to receive dental work, this infection has cost him all of his teeth. Acting executive director of Our Livable Solutions, Chrystal Wilson, has … Read more
Taisia Cooper, a Registered Dental Hygienist in British Columbia, is preparing to embark on a volunteer trip to Poland to provide no-cost dental care for Ukrainian refugees as part of an interprofessional, collaborative medical team. She will be providing compassionate and trauma-informed no-cost dental care for Ukrainian refugees of all ages as they continue to be … Read more
The IV Conscious Sedation program from the University of Alberta’s School of Dentistry is helping dentists train to incorporate sedation and anesthetics into their practice while also offering free dental care to patients. The certification program is open to dentists from across Canada and the U.S. to help them gain a competitive edge. The tuition … Read more
Thousands of residents in Windsor-Essex that suffer from mental and oral health issues will receive benefits thanks to the $564,000 funding announcement from Green Shield and the WindsorEssex Community Foundation. The funding will be divided between four local charities: $200,000 towards the Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch, $200,000 towards the Windsor Family Health … Read more
Dr. Chandanjit Sra donated more than 320 oral hygiene kits to students at Chilliwack Central Elementary Community School this week, according to Canada Today. Dr. Sra of Maple Smiles Dentistry heard about the school’s need when teacher Ashley Munro applied to an Adopt-A-School program. Food, clothes and hygiene items were all needed so Dr. Sra … Read more
For dental hygienist Tayyaba Fiaz and about 50 other volunteers, giving back means holding a free oral hygiene clinic at John Abbott College for people who have limited access to such services. “We have 15 students and 34 registered dental hygienists and the reception staff,” said Fiaz, Quebec director for Gift From the Heart, a … Read more
We do this in a variety of ways including partnering with dental professionals to care for less fortunate individuals. It’s our duty to give back and we are proud to share these stories…watch now.