https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/the-maldent-project daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1608995441394-MZ6E254HQ0N2N46QN5H0/Maldent+poster.JPG The MalDent Project L to R: Jeremy Bagg, Peter Chimimba, Ben Macpherson MSP and Mwapatsa Mipando at the College of Medicine Lilongwe Campus, September 2018 https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/how-we-work daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1609017738791-6PNY5LXZQKY94NRQFE2R/Malawi+dental+staff.JPEG How We Work - The MalDent Student Aid partnership with Dentist-to-Dentist On a bi-annual basis, MalDent Student Aid provides a donation to the National Bank Welfare Account that has been established to distribute bursaries through the Dentist-to-Dentist programme. These donations provide a regular source of income to help maintain support for the dental students who are identified as recipients. Identification of those students who will receive support is undertaken solely by a small committee of staff at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, with regular feedback to MalDent Student Aid on disbursements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1609012526211-GK9EN8WZGOS7IVO9BUV8/MalDent-Student-Aid-logo-final.png How We Work - Fund-raising Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1609015826451-6B57H92YC0K93TGURCMQ/Students.JPG How We Work - Dentist-to-Dentist Student Support Fund We have established a fund in Malawi called ‘Dentist-to-Dentist’ which operates an auditable financial support programme for dental students who are struggling to meet the combined costs of their tuition fees, accommodation and subsistence. The fund mirrors a similar programme called ’Medic-to-Medic’ that supports medical students. https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/home daily 1.0 2021-06-29 https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-12-27 https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2021-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1609000603398-KYICL0BK7TN4XHBQZWCI/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-23.jpg Our Vision - Our Vision. The tag-line for the Maldent Project is ‘Oral Health for All’. A key component of our overall vision is the development of an expanded team of dental professionals who will operate as an integrated workforce to improve the currently inadequate access of most Malawian citizens to any forms of oral healthcare. Establishing a Bachelor of Dental Surgery course at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences will allow Malawi, for the first time ever, to train its own cadre of dental surgeons. For significant numbers of students in Malawi, the expense of their tuition fees, together with accommodation and subsistence costs, present a considerable challenge and potential barrier to their studies. Our vision is that any young Malawian who has the abilities required to join the Bachelor of Dental Surgery course at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences should not be prevented from doing so on the sole grounds of inadequate financial resources. MalDent Student Aid has been designed to support those selected for the programme but for whom the financial reserves necessary are not readily available. Jeremy Bagg Principal Trustee, MalDent Student Aid https://www.maldentstudentaid.org/blog-news daily 0.75 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/1609079078433-EXXRRV4GJ73WWCVOAENF/MalDent+front+page.png Blog & News - The MalDent Project blog We maintain an up to date blog on all aspects of the MalDent Project, including fund-raising and related activities for MalDent Student Aid. If you would like to follow our work on a regular basis you can find our blog and register for updates by pressing the button below: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/a20b464a-53bf-43bd-ba82-6c8db68c8c15/Reunion-1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/0e838526-5286-4e44-9537-6ef42582d063/Cheque.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe7263c051bcf7e173e674e/4522b832-576f-4665-9313-9b2b10d2a8ff/b7d0f624-0be3-484b-b202-51d9c99ac258.jpeg