Next generation of trustees

The British Dental Health Foundation is looking to recruit up to four new people to join its Board of Trustees, which oversees the development and continuing strategy of the charity and its work.

The long standing charity is devoted to improving people’s lives by reducing the harm caused by oral diseases, many of which are entirely preventable. The charity’s annual campaigns such as National Smile Month and Mouth Cancer Action Month raise important health issues and reach millions of people while its voice on tobacco, alcohol and sugar as well as on the rise of HPV, has had helped form major nationwide health policies.

The charity is looking for a number of trustees with specific skills and experience in financial reporting, marketing, fund raising, social media and education.

Dr Newton says: “We’re looking to recruit new trustees who can become the next generation of governance for an organisation that for over forty years has educated the public, parliament and the media about oral health issues including HPV, tobacco, alcohol, mouth cancer and tooth whitening, as well as the more everyday topics of tooth decay, gum disease and wisdom teeth.