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After nearly a year of planning, SDL-alumni Dr. Callum Durward and Dr.David Okuji successfully led a collaboration between the University of Puthisastra and the Global Dental Ambassadors (GDA), which provided an international exchange of oral health...

Our Oral Health Booklets have reached the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Medicine! The Global Child Dental Fund would like to thank the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Medicine (SBP) for hosting us at their national congress. The SPB is considered to...

We would like to say thank you to Ivoclar Vivadent AG for their contribution of £1,500 in Cention N materials for our project in Lusaka, Zambia. Their support is a great vote of confidence in our mission. You can follow Vivadent AG's work via it's...

The Global Child Dental Fund (GCDFund) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) have accredited an online comprehensive course for Future Dental Leaders - an enterprise we believe will equip STUDENTS CONSIDERING APPLYING TO...

A call to action to end Infant oral mutilation (IOM) - an East Africa campaign initiative Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a dangerous and sometimes fatal traditional dental practice undertaken in children that can have very serious health...

The Faculty of Public Health may bestow Honorary Fellowship on persons of eminence who have rendered exceptional services to the science, literature or practice of public health. Not more than six Honorary Fellowships are bestowed in any one year...

We recently received this press update from Prof. Arthur Kemoli, the Chairman of the Paediatric Dentistry Association of East Africa, and Dr. Nicholas Gichu, Chairman of the Kenya Association of Paediatric Dentists. It was all fun and full of...

Earlier this month Professor Raman Bedi attended the International Federation of Dental Hygienists' Global Oral Health Strategy Session. Held in Florence, Italy, from July 7th - 8th, the conference was chaired by the IFDH president and SDL-10 alumni...

Our SEAL Cambodia project has successfully fissure sealed another 6286 children in an extension to our original 60,000 children completed last year. This was made possible by a generous contribution from St. James' Place Foundation. Our work in...

Two months ago a group of 25 senior Cambodian dental students (from 3 dental schools in Phnom Penh) and young dentists enrolled for the Advanced Leadership Course. It was decided that to get the most from the course, members of the group who wanted...

In honour of the late Richard Law, an accountant who tragically died from oral cancer, the Global Child Dental Fund (UK) is offering an award of GBP 250 (Approximately Rs 25000) to dental students in India willing to enter an essay competition and...

Law on mandatory daily brushing in Public Schools in Mexico City to Benefit over one million children. DDS is an SDL alumni and faculty. He currently Chairs the “ADM Foundation”, is Councillor to the FDI and candidate for President-Elect of the FDI,...

ADL is a new and unique dental leadership programme created by the GCDFund, the World Federation of Public Health Associations, Colgate-Palmolive, Henry Schein and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists. Dentistry needs strong leaders with...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Xiaojuan (Jane) Zeng from China recieved the prestigious Tony Volpe award 2017. Professor Zeng is the Head of the Department of Dental Public Health at Guangxi Medical University, China. She is also a...

Professor Raman Bedi s recently visited the Oral Health Capacity Building Program in Zambia. Eleven thousand, one hundred and ninety-two (11,192) school children have received Oral Health Education, practical oral hygiene demonstrations and access to...

Recently the winners of our Social Responsibility Award were announced. This award is jointly run by the GCDFund and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists. It recognises hygienists and student hygienists who participate in a volunteering...

We are currently accepting submissions for the Tony Volpe Award for SDL-12 in London, March 2018. The award covers all tuition, travel and accommodation costs for SDL-12. Who should apply? This an opportunity for aspiring dentists in the early and...

The Richard Law Award 2016 for dental students in India; a prize of (Rs 25000) through an essay competition, for the 4th successive year in 2016. The competition had two categories: post-graduate and under-graduate. In the post-graduate category,...

The Richard Law Award 2016 for dental students in India; a prize of (Rs 25000) through an essay competition, for the 4th successive year in 2016.The competition had two categories: post-graduate and under-graduate. In the post-graduate category,...

In September the Global Child Dental Fund’s and CamKid’s SEAL Cambodia project won one of the first FDI Smile Awards. This prestigious Award recognizes National Dental Associations that are making a difference in oral health through innovative and...

In September the South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) met in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, for the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting. The meeting had the theme: ‘Dental Education in Asia: One Community, One Vision.” Attending were deans of...

At the beginning of October, 30 members of the Clyde Munro Dental Group in Scotland ran the Bank of Scotland Glasgow 10k. Along with their investment partners Synova Capital together they raised almost £3000. The money was given to the Global Child...

We are still accepting entries for the 2016 Social Responsibility Award for Improving the Oral Health of Disadvantaged Children. The award is jointly run by the GCDFund and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists. It recognises hygienists...

The International Council of Nurses has accredited our Advanced Dental Leadership programme. This develpment will allow medical nurses to study our new specialist module, The Fundamentals of Oral Health, for Continuing Education points. This module...