Rotary Albert Park supports Solar Smiles Dental Charity providing free preventative and relief of pain dentistry by taking Australian dental teams to developing countries & partnering with local dental professionals using their innovative Solar Powered Backpack dental chairs. In 2017 they delivered $126,665 free treatment to a rural school in Soksan Village, Cambodia and provided toothbrushes to Vietnam, Fiji & Timor Leste. In November 2018 they conducted a trip to rural Timor Leste . Here they provided $125,848 free treatment in three villages. For some photos of this trip, see (here).
Dates planned for 2019 are:
- Team One: Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th March
- Team Two: Saturday 30th March to 6th April
- Team Three: Saturday 8th to 15th June
- Team Four: Saturday 15th to 22nd June
- Team Five: Saturday 12th to 19th October
- Team Six: Saturday 19th to 26th October
For further information, go to https://www.solarsmilesdentalcharity.com/