I have been invited by the team at Bridge2aid to join them on their outreach training programme in Tanzania Africa!

As a dental nurse I will be assisting the team with delivering oral health education, Sterilisation/decontamination of the instruments, Infection Control Training and assisting clinicians where required.

Screening in Primary Schools will include

· Training/ Up-skilling Dental Therapists

· Offering basic dental treatment

· Delivering Oral Health Education

· Mentoring of Dental Therapists post programme completion

(Should I for any reason be unable to attend the trio or the trip is cancelled, any funds donated will be retained by Bridge2aid in pursuit of its charitable aims)

Oral diseases affect around 3.5 billion people worldwide, disproportionately impacting the most disadvantaged populations, typically in remote rural areas. The pain caused by oral disease can affect someone’s ability to eat and carry out every day tasks – such as working and attending school.

Our aim is to share prevention messages and enhance the competence and confidence of the local dental workforce. This work is conducted in partnership with local dental associations, NGOs, and always with permission and by invitation from the Health Ministries. Our projects aim to reinforce the current healthcare structure and advocate for access to oral health education and treatment.

Until 2020, we trained healthcare workers in rural areas to provide emergency dental treatment. We trained over 600 Clinical Officers, and provided free treatment to over 58,000 individuals. Since 2020, following discussions with Chief Dental Officers and key stakeholders, we now train and mentor Dental Therapists, deliver community-based oral health education and Infant Oral Mutilation awareness workshops. We have created and facilitated an online oral health training program for Dental Therapists in Malawi – extended to training community health educators to be rolled out nationwide.

Our colleagues and partners in East Africa are at the forefront of the design and implementation of our dental education programmes – and we’re working with them to train more oral health educators. Working this way means that we can expand our training in prevention and pain relief while meeting the increasing need.

Our aim is to advance global health education. We are open to developing training anywhere in the world where our help is requested. Our focus will always be delivering the best educational programmes possible and changing the health of communities in need.

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