Guatemala—Comitancillo

February 8-19, 2024

 

Guatemala—El Remate

February 8-18, 2024

Nicaragua—Managua (FULL)

January 17 – February 16, 2024

Dates are subject to change if circumstances require

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Our Mission Statement

Changing lives through dental education, prevention, and corrective treatment.
We donate our time and services, freely giving our experience and knowledge to others who are not able to access care.

Our Vision Statement

We are committed to helping people in impoverished regions of the world maintain a better quality of life through better dental health.

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A Taste of Progress

A Taste of Progress On November 2nd, 2019, Dentistry For All will present our major donors’ dinner event at the River Café. This is an exclusive evening at the incredible River Café with 85 of our major donors and biggest supporters. These people are...

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Brews in the Barracks 2019

4th Annual Brews in the Barracks  Giving Back Has Never Tasted So Good  It is time for our annual Brews in the Barracks fundraiser. This event is a volunteer trip fundraiser at Wild Rose Brewery in the Barracks Room.  This fun and casual event will help to...

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Our History

 

In the spring of 1995, Dr. Dennis Bedard and his daughter Nicole travelled to Comitancillo, Guatemala, with nothing more than a case of anesthetic and a few forceps. Intent on doing something for the poor in the area, they brought dental care to those who had never before seen (or perhaps heard of) a dentist. Comitancillo is in one of the poorest and most remote regions of Guatemala.

Located in the department of San Marcos, in the hot and arid mountains in Guatemala’s western highlands, Comitancillo is a municipality of about 60,000 people. In 1995, Guatemala was just emerging from 37 years of civil war. That first trip, in partnership with a nursing group from Edmonton, led to the formation of The Society for Third World Dental Care (Dentistry for All) (2000), an Alberta-based multi-national volunteer organization, currently sending volunteers annually to Nicaragua and Guatemala. Dennis’s wife Beverley joined him in 1996, and together they have provided dental services not only to those in need in Guatemala but also Nicaragua and the Philippines. Since Dentistry for All was founded, over 70 missions have been completed, and over 28,000 people have been treated, with nearly 80,000 procedures performed. Dentistry for All has sent approximately 840 volunteers to work over 180 volunteer weeks.