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January 12, 2012





Welcome to Dentistry For All. We hope that our sights, sounds and stories will inspire you to join our efforts to treat dental disease and provide preventative education and care to some of the worlds poorest regions.


The Dates and regions for the next round of dental missions
Current missions
  • Nicaragua 2012 - from January 5 until February 13, 2012. The team will be working in the area of Achuapa. We will try our best to update their progress so stay tuned for updates while they are down there working.


Comitancillo Area

  • February 23 thru March 5, 2012
  • March 22 thru April 2, 2012

Antigua Area

  • March 3 thru March 11, 2012

El Remate

  • March 8 thru March 19, 2012

Guatemala City

  • March 17 thru March 25, 2012

Nicaragua 2011
In 2011 our team in Nicaragua worked in the village of Nombre de Jesus. With the help of support staff, 6 dental assistants and 3 dentists, 1094 procedures were completed on 271 patients. 

Guatemala Fall 2011
After last year's successful fall dental mission, we decided to add an additional week to this year's fall trip. Read all about the trip in the Trip summary

Guatemala Spring 2011
As volunteers returned from another successful 5-weeks of dentistry in Guatemala, Dentistry For All (DFA) celebrated their biggest year yet – almost 10,000 procedures for over 3000 people! For 15 years the Calgary-based non-profit has worked with hundreds of volunteers in Central America to provide much-needed dental support to children and adults who couldn’t otherwise afford it. The organization has also expanded to provide preventative school programs and support other local dentists. A permanent clinic may be in the works for the future.
It’s a fact: nobody likes a visit to the dentist. But for the thousands of people that line up to spend time with DFA dental volunteers, they are grateful for the work that gets done and the new chance they have for a healthy mouth. Please read the trip summary for a lot more detail. 

Guatemala Fall 2010 - The Pilot project of sending a team to Guatemala in the fall is now complete and in the books. It was a very successful outing with 253 patients seen in one week. The people of Comitancillo were extremely happy that we were able to visit their village for a second time in one year. Please read the trip summary for a lot more detail.