A new charity fund has been launched with the aim of improving the oral health of disadvantaged communities in poorer areas in the UK.
The British Dental Health Foundation, in association with Wrigley, is requesting bids from oral health education teams throughout the UK to access a new charitable fund to help facilitate their work, especially in impoverished communities. The initiative combines the expertise of the British Dental Health Foundation, with a charitable donation of £100,000 from the Wrigley Tooth Fairy Fund.
Chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter, said: "With the generous support of Wrigley, we have been able to establish this fund to help support the crucial work that oral health educators undertake, especially in disadvantaged communities and regions of known poor oral health. The fund is good news, especially in a period when oral health education is likely to be affected by the slow-down in public spending."
