GCDF & IFDH Award

Global Child Dental Fund & IFDH Dental Hygienist Social Responsibility Award 

Background: GCDFund is a UK-based charity focused on improving the oral health of disadvantaged children around the world and the IFDH is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization, free from any political, racial, or religious ties.  Together they have launched a project to recognize, on an annual basis, hygienists and student hygienists who participate in a volunteering project which benefits disadvantaged children, mainly but not exclusively in low income countries.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Any hygienist or student hygienist working in countries which are members of recognized by the IFDH
  • The project must be registered on the GCDFund website
  • GCDFund & IFDH Dental Hygienist Social Responsibility Award will be awarded to support any community volunteering project which benefits the oral health of disadvantaged children

Toe view the assessment criteria and project applications click here