For the past decade, Peter Vanicek has been an integral part of GDR’s work! He is dedicated to the mission of GDR and committed to providing free, comprehensive dental care to kids who need it most. Peter wears many hats at Global Dental Relief! He is the Clinic Coordinator, making... Read more »

As 2020 winds down, I reflect on what has been a year of firsts for GDR – our first pandemic, the first time we could not host a dental clinic for 8 months, and the first time we responded to an urgent humanitarian crisis – to feed the kids we... Read more »

For many years, Cranberry USA has supported GDR’s work of providing free dental care to children in need around the world. Cranberry USA’s dedication to this work is evidenced by their generous donations of dental supplies, clinic sponsorships and most recently providing scholarship opportunities for pre-dental and pre-dental hygiene students... Read more »

Three teams of GDR volunteers recently returned from Jenkins, Kentucky, where they provided much needed dental care to 308 people. Due to COVID-19, families had gone months without care, and many were in pain. Many residents commented how grateful they were that the dentists had traveled from across the country... Read more »

It starts small – in July 2020, Global Dental Relief fed 56 families of children who attended our Nepal dental camps in the past. Feeding 56 families for a week cost only $14 a family - a small investment for such critical need. By September, GDR was feeding 250 families... Read more »