First patients treated on new charity dental unit

The charity's new unit has been provided thanks to support from Gensmile Dental, Hague Dental Supplies and FMC founder Ken Finlayson, who completed the Camino Trek in memory of his son James.

The dental surgery on wheels will visit community buildings, soup kitchens, hostels and drop-in centres with volunteer dental professionals offering emergency treatments, oral cancer screening and dental health advice.

Patients will include people experiencing homelessness, survivors of abuse, people living with cancer, families in poverty, fishing communities and refugees and asylum seekers who struggle to access dental care.

The charity dental unit will be used across the UK and the first patients have been on board at clinics in Bournemouth and Eastbourne.