The UK dental training charity Bridge2Aid is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.

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Fifteen years ago, Ian and Andi Wilson met and fell in love while volunteering in Tanzania. Ian was using his skills as a dentist and Andi was working at an orphanage. They agreed to use their skills and networks to help people in the country they were visiting.

These conversations were the genesis of Bridge2Aid and 2019 is the fifteenth anniversary of the charity.

The core of Bridge2Aid is skill sharing - volunteer UK dentists teach rural health workers how to carry out very basic emergency dental work, primarily extractions.

In its 15 years, Bridge2Aid has given more than 550 health workers emergency dental training. During training they have also provided free dental treatment to around 50,000 people.

The charity said it has amassed a great deal of knowledge and expertise and it provides good value for money, with over 85p of every £1 being spent on its charitable work.

Anyone interested in getting involved can do so through Facebook at @Bridge2Aid or by visiting www.bridge2aid.org.