Cycle Sahara
Dental Maverick and a driving force behind the charity, Cally Gedge, planned a trip to cycle 150 miles in some of the most brutal conditions on the planet, namely, the Moroccan Sahara. Included in the week long cycle was a cycling decent from the stunning High Atlas mountains that form the Northern border of the Sahara desert.
A party of ten cyclists responded to the challenge and came together in early May in Marrakech, Morocco, with their Berber guides and mountain biking equipment. Not an expert cyclist among them, the team quickly realised they were in for quite a week as the itinerary became clear.
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The Cycle Sahara Team: Nigel Kennedy (Village Dental), Domien Doms, Gill Fisher (Castle Park Dental), Richard Howarth (Smile Style Dental), Pam Burkitt, Tony Gedge, Maria Kennedy (Village Dental), Michael Oliver (Olivers Dental) and Cally Gedge
What did we achieve?
We are delighted to have raised over £6,000 for the charity with the help of your kind and much appreciated support. Every penny of this significant total goes to the care of Moroccan village children.
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"The Cycle Sahara Team"
For more on the amazing event click here.
WHO ARE DENTAL MAVERICKS?
A group of outgoing, energetic and adventurous entrepreneurs connected to dentistry whose aim is to give back.
THE BEGINNING
In 2010, after a visit to a remote fishing village in El Jebah, North East Morocco... Tony and Cally Gedge from Marketing Pirates of Dentistry had a vision to help Moroccan children gain access to pain free dentistry.
Seven founding trustees of a new adventurous charity started to take shape.
Never undertaken by any UK dentist, Michael Oliver, Chris Branfield, Teresa and Mike Day, Jas Sandhu, Cally and Tony Gedge, took part in an eight day charity expedition 24th September- 1 October 2010.
OUR MISSION
Two hundred children and not a dentist in sight...Welcome to the world of the Dental Mavericks as they visit Morocco, North Africa. The mission, to provide urgently needed dental care to the children of El Jebah in the foothills of the Rif mountains.
Founding Trustees
Cally and Tony Gedge
Chris Branfield (Clinical Director)
Richard Howarth
We Are The Dental Mavericks
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Cally Gedge MPOD |
Tony Gedge MPOD |
Chris Branfield Castle Park Dental |
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Michael Oliver Olivers Dental |
Jas Sandhu High Street Dental |
Teresa Day Appledore |
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Nigel Kennedy Village Dental |
Richard Howarth Smile Style Dental |
David Watson Beacon Dentalcare |
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Amy Workman Dentistry on the Square |
Gill Fisher Castle Park Dental |
Jeni Howarth Smile Style Dental |
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Mike Leach MPOD |
Maria Kennedy Village Dental |
Domien Doms |
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Jo Barella Olivers Dental |
Jess Spring MPOD |