Dental Mavericks Charity – Project Morocco Part 2...

Our mission

We at Whitworth Dental Care and Park House Dental have supported Dental Mavericks to help give dental aid to the local communities in the Rif Mountains of Morocco.

Our aim

Dental Mavericks provides dental care to the local population. As well as providing dental stock and equipment for future use.

Our long-term aim in future years is to help fund the build of a dental clinic for Dental Mavericks beneficiaries in the Rif Mountains.

About us and why we are committing to this type of work

Whitworth Dental Care and Park House Dental have provided dental care for many years. We have a focus on preventative care and dental care for children.

Both practices are accredited training practices. We help to help to pass on the skills we have learned to others and we plan to take this further in our charity work.

The practices supported a team of people to go to Morocco and provide much needed dental care and dental supplies for the local population. Many of the local children live in rural areas with poor access to dental care.

The dental teams have been very committed to Project Morocco. They funded their own travel and accommodation. All funds raised were donated to Dental Mavericks for charity work.

Morocco clinic build

Cally Gedge at Dental Mavericks liaised with Navid Tahir for the team to have meetings in Malaga, Spain for the building of a clinic and to deliver all items raised in 2021.

Last year, upon arrival the team donated the 130 kilos of stock and equipment to Dental Mavericks. This included donations of:

• Masks, visors, aprons – from Henry Schein, Whitworth and Parkhouse Dental
• Local anaesthetics – from Septodont
• GIC Fuji 9 and temporary dressings – from GC Fuji
• Fluoride varnish – from Henry Schein
• Toothpaste and toothbrush models – from Colgate
• Toothbrushes and stickers – from Henry Schein.

The teams aim was to raise £10,000 last year. However, they managed to raise a total of £11,716.67 including Gift Aid. The team successfully completed a walk in August 2021 up Mount Snowden to help raise funds.

Phase two and the next few year’s plans are now to raise more funds and help the Moroccan community of Tazouka in the Rif Mountain area to build a clinic and maintain this over the years to come.

The meetings so far have been very successful. We are possibly gaining some land and a building to hopefully start a clinic build in the Tazouka region.

Dr N