Colorado Mountain Club -- Trail and Timberline, Winter 2011

Link your Adventures to Volunteerism -- CMC Offers 2012 Volunteer Service Trip to Ladakh in the Himalayas of Northern India.

CMC members can join their love of adventure with immersion in the local culture of Ladakh on a unique 22-day volunteer trip offered by the club, in partnership with the Colorado-based charity Global Dental Relief (GDR). For seven days a team of volunteers... Read more....

American Dental Association News, August 16, 2010

Children are "Better Off Dentally" Thanks to Global Dental Relief by Kelly Soderland, ADA NEWS staff

Denver--For Dr. Jeff Marks, it was the peaceful culture and the friendships. For Dr. Mark Lisagor, it was the opportunity to meet other volunteers who believe in making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Read more....

Australian Dental Association News -- August 2011

First Volunteer Experience Takes Australian Dentist to Nepal

Victorian dentist, Wei Shen recently participated in a humanitarian dental clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal. The clinic was organized by US based charity Global Dental Relief...Read more....

Pulitzer Center

Trapped Between Two Glories: The Ethnic Mayan of Guatemala - By Sam Mathews, November 2011

I'm volunteering in Guatemala for Global Dental Relief, a non-profit organization that brings dental care to impoverished children around the world. During the course of my work, I meet dozens of Guatemalans who....Read more....

 

The Denver Post, August 8, 2010

Durango dentist killed in Afghanistan treated thousands of kids in Nepal, India by Kirk Michell. Read more....

American Dental Association News, August 16, 2010

Volunteer Dentist Killed in Afghanistan by Stacie Crozier.
Kabul, Afghanistan - Dr. Thomas Grams, a dentist who retired from his Durango, CO practice to dedicate his life to providing volunteer dentistry to children. Read more about Tom and Global Dental Relief....

Denver Post, August 15, 2010

Ditmer: Honor Tom Grams' work: volunteer by Joanne Ditmer

They're ordinary people, volunteers. They leave home to go help where they're needed, without pay. Some go because they want to see another country and know volunteering will give them a better insight than just sightseeing. Some go because life has been good to them, and they want to help others have a better life. They want to give back. Read more: Ditmer: Honor Tom Grams' work: volunteer....

 

Boulder Daily Camera, December 19, 2009

Healing Nepal: Volunteer Dental Pros bring smiles to developing world. Colorado nonprofit Global Dental Relief has treated more than 40,000 children...Read more about Global Dental Relief....

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, September 10, 2009

Himalayan Dental Relief Project Changes its Name -- Mission Remains the Same

The Himalayan Dental Relief project today announced that it has changed...Read more about Global Dental Relief....

RDH Journal, July 21, 2009

A view that many of the Himalayan Dental Relief Project volunteers enjoy.
Since 2001, the Himalayan Dental Relief Project (HDRP) has been providing dental care to impoverished children around the globe. …….. To date, 35 hygienists from 12 states and Switzerland have donated their time in Nepal, Guatemala, India and Vietnam to serve almost 35,000 children. Many have traveled multiple times with HDRP as volunteers, and a few dedicate several weeks each year to the organization. 
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Pediatric Dentistry Today  November 2007

Smile and the World Smiles with you by Maranthis Bumbaris

…….Nepal is also a land filled with many children who lack quality children’s oral health care.  Some have never seen a dentist…. This startling reality called three AAPD members to travel to Nepal to make a difference.  Read more about HDRP in Nepal....

Washington State Dental Association News  May 2006

Dental professionals in remote locations help the world’s poor.  Since its inception in 2000, Himalayan Dental Relief Project volunteers have delivered $2.5 million in care….  Read more.... 

RDH Journal  August 2006
Vietnam --Smiles Around  the World by Laurie Mathews

Dee Krogstad, RDH, has taken her huge smile and sense of caring all over the world…In 2003, Dee extended her volunteer work and joined the Himalayan Dental Relief Project (HDRP) Read more about Dee and HDRP in Vietnam....

Women in Dentistry  December 2004

Caring for Children on the Rooftop of the World.  Dr. Nancy Turck is packing for her next trip overseas, this time to Vietnam.  She joins a growing group of dental professionals who share their skills in bringing dental care to children in charity schools, orphanages and remote villages in Nepal, India and Vietnam.  Read more....

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