The Global Child Dental Fund charity was established in 2008 in order to build on the achievements of its predecessor, the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce (GCDHT) Mission Our mission is to significantly improve the dental health of the world's most disadvantaged children We pursue our mission through 4 main areas of work: Smiles & Hope Our international dental-aid programme designed to improve child dental health in developing countries around the world. In each country we work in, we collaborate with NGOs and healthcare organisations to further local dental provision for deprived children. Leadership Our annual flagship training programme, Senior Dental Leaders (SDL), allows senior academics, policy makers and figures from NGOs to develop their leadership skills and learn to use them effectively to improve child oral health and promote public oral health agendas. In 2015, we also developed an innovative online programme Advanced Dental Leadership. Designed for final year dental students and younger dental professionals around the world, ADL develops the leadership skills that will prepare the emerging generation of dentists to perform in the increasingly competitive and evolving arena of modern dentistry. Social Responsibility Our drive to increase social responsibility manifests through three programmes. Our award schemes facilitate learning opportunities for dental students and professionals. Our dental electives student website enables dental students and practitioners to upload socially responsible projects they have undertaken. You can read about it here. Lastly, our range of multilingual oral health booklets help new mothers look after their children's teeth from pregnancy through childhood. DONATE: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/1148#/DonationDetails