Niche Dental is excited to be a small part of a special dental health mission in Malawi Africa. Dr. Tania Howlett, an oral surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee, and other dental health professionals are heading to this small country in the southeastern part of the African continent.

There are many people and groups contributing including the donation of some significant dental technology. My role is helping to spread the word, update their Dental Specialty Group website and in where ever else they need assistance.

Volunteers Traveling to Malawi over the Holidays

• Tania Nkungula-Howlett,  Nashville Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeon, Organizer
• Joyce Barbour, General Dentist  
• Jonathan Butler, Intern
• Barbra Griffin, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
• Scott Osborne, Producer
• Mary Wallace, Nurse

To understand the health needs the people in Malawi have, the resources they are missing, and other aspects of the situation that have been discovered so far, click the following few links. 

Dental Specialty Group,TN Website - Malawi Presentation

The research and planning started back in September (2008). The Nashville team hopes to provide updates from the Dec/Jan trip soon. To see what was discovered in September, visit Dr. Howlett's dental health global outreach Malawi Mission website. View MOVIES and see dental health and location PHOTOS. Read about it on her Malawi outreach BLOG.  

Also feel free to sign up to get more information when we implement the Malawi Dental Health Mission newsletter: go to DSGsmile.com. This is meant to be more than a one time visit. Dr. Howlett hopes to be able to help with expertise, equipment and supplies and is encourages others to make plans to be part of the next mission trip.

Dr Jesse - Malawi Dentist