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Charity wins award for providing free dental care to cancer patients

1 min read Volunteering
Dentaid The Dental Charity has won a prestigious national award for its work providing outreach dental care for head and neck cancer patients.

The dental charity was named winner of the Best Healthcare Support by a UK Charity Award at the Our Health Heroes Awards delivered by Skills for Health.

Volunteer dental professionals provide treatment for head and neck cancer patients before, during, or after their cancer treatment at University Hospital Southampton. The project has been funded in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and Southampton Hospitals Charity and has provided more than 100 people experiencing cancer with pain-relieving and restorative dental care.

Dental treatment is delivered on Dentaid’s charity dental units. The mobile vans travel the UK, providing outreach care for people experiencing homelessness, poverty, abuse and health inequalities.

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