The dental profession came together to raise thousands of pounds to help get a charity mobile clinic back on the road.
Dentaid The Dental Charity appealed for help after one of its mobile dental clinics was damaged by a third party.
The unit was severely damaged in January 2023 – but after finally having the works completed in August, the third party insurers refused to settle the invoice.
It told Dentaid that it will no longer process the claim as it is not covered under the insurance they hold for the third party.
Helping the most vulnerable
On its fundraising page, the charity said: ‘We are starting the legal process to try and sort this out. But we urgently need this vehicle back on the road as we have a full programme of clinics helping some of the most vulnerable in our society.’
More than £8,500 was raised to fund the repairs within just a few days – and now the clinic is back on the road.
We’ve done it! Thanks to a combination of offline and online donations we will be able to get our damaged charity dental unit back on the road. Grateful thanks to all the individuals and companies that have supported us with this unusual and unexpected call for help. #Thankyou pic.twitter.com/7v4yhP6QkI
— Dentaid The Dental Charity (@dentaid_charity) September 12, 2023
Andy Evans, CEO of Dentaid The Dental Charity, said: ‘We are very grateful to all the individuals and companies who responded to our urgent and unusual call for help. Thanks to their support we will be able to get this charity dental unit back out on the road where it’s needed most.
‘This was a very unexpected situation and we are pursuing the insurance and seeking legal advice.
‘However, in the meantime, thanks to the success of this appeal we will be able to use the vehicle again for our clinics providing outreach care for the most vulnerable people in our communities.
‘As a charity we rely on the support of the dental profession for volunteers, fundraising and support and we were delighted how quickly people responded to help us in this situation – thank you to them all.’
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