Dentaid launches new mobile unit

The vehicle will visit homeless shelters, soup kitchens and day centres with teams of volunteers providing dental screening, emergency treatment and oral health advice for people who find it difficult to access dental care.

The new unit has been supported by Bupa Dental Care, which has chosen Dentaid as its official charity partner. Bupa dental practices will be supporting Dentaid’s UK work with a variety of fundraising initiatives involving patients and employees.

Since Dentaid launched its first mobile dental unit in 2016, the charity has been travelling the country providing free treatment for many of the most vulnerable people in our society. Homeless people, children in areas of poverty, fishermen and those living in places where it is difficult to register with an NHS practice, have all benefitted from clinics carried out in schools, community buildings, hostels and fishing ports from Cornwall to Aberdeenshire.