Events
Volunteer Group Project Schedule 2025
Cambodia Dental Project + Temple Tours (Comfort Clinic)
Feb 12 – 24, 2025
Feb 26 – March 10, 2025
June 24 – July 6, 2025*
July 6 – 18 , 2025
Nov 29 – Dec 9, 2025
Antigua, Guatemala Dental Project + Lake Atitlan Sightseeing (Comfort Clinic)
March 14 – 23, 2025
March 21 – 30, 2025
Nov 21 – 30, 2025
Akumal, Mexico Dental Project + Yucatan Sightseeing (Comfort Clinic)
April 5 – 13, 2025
May 31 – June 8, 2025
June 8 – 16, 2025*
San Martín, Guatemala Dental
Project + Weekend in Antigua
(Original Clinic)
May 30 – June 8, 2025
June 6 – 15, 2025
July 18 – 27, 2025*
July 25 – Aug 3, 2025
August 1 – 10, 2025
Coba, Mexico Dental Project + Riviera
Maya Sightseeing (Original Clinic)
October 11 – 20, 2025
October 19 – 28, 2025
Pokhara, Nepal Dental Project + Mardi
Annapurna Trek (Small Adventure)
Feb 21 – March 12, 2025
November 1 – 20, 2025
Nepal Dental Project + Everest Trek
(Original Clinic)
Oct 23 – Nov 12, 2025
Pharping, Nepal Dental Project +
Bardiya National Park (Small Adv)
March 6 – 20, 2025
Nov 13 – 27, 2025
Nepal Dental Project + Bardiya
National Park (Original Clinic)
November 3 – 18, 2025
Kenyan Village Dental Project +
Masai Mara Safari (Original Clinic)
May 31-June 12, 2025
June 7-19, 2025*
Nepal Dental Project + Bhutan
Sightseeing (Original Clinic)
April 29-May 16, 2025
*Family Focused Clinic. While all our dental mission trips are family-friendly, these clinics are designated as Family Focused to intentionally foster opportunities to volunteer as a family and with other families.
Past Projects and Events
- Dental Clinic Sponsored by SmileTree/Climb for a Cause – Nepal 2025 – The clinic took place from May 2 – 9, 2025 at the Shree Mangal Dvip School in Kathmandu, Nepal. The clinic hosted four dentists and additional general volunteers.
- Small Adventure – Nepal 2018 – GDR volunteers finished our first Small Adventure Clinic situated in the foothills high above Kathmandu in Nepal.
- Guatemala 2016 – SmileTree has completed its 2016 work in Guatemala with three sponsored clinics held at Global Dental Relief’s long time location of San Martin and at a new location of Ciudad Vieja. Clinics served a total of 2,368 local children with dental care. The three clinics provided 1404 restorations and 476 cleanings to children from local schools in the Mayan highlands. In total they received $518,370 in donated dental care.
- Nepal 2016 – SmileTree sponsored the April 2016 Global Dental Relief clinic in Nepal. At this clinic, 15 volunteers including 6 dentists and 3 RDH, brought $182,000 in donated care to 848 local children.
- India 2013 – During a very full week in India, we were able to serve 715 patients for a total value of $170,280. SmileTree ensured delivery of an astounding 455 filings, 189 extractions, 111 cleanings and 261 sealants!
- Guatemala 2013 – In two weeks this July, SmileTree supported clinics were able to serve 1,210 children with 752 fluoride treatments, 1,184 fillings, 73 composites and 212 extractions, the value of care totaled nearly $325,000!
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Each year more than 5,000 children in the mountainous regions of Guatemala, Nepal, Vietnam and India have their lives enhanced through the work of the Smile Tree and Climb for a Cause. The services provided to these children have translated to as much as $1.2 million in eqjuivalent annual dental services through the work of over 100 dental professional volunteers. Since 1996 over 100,000 children have been helped through this work.
In 2013 SmileTree sponsored nine oral health education and treatment projects.
2013
Photos courtesy of Global Dental Relief
Daniel Bobrow (Executive Director)
Smile Tree / Climb for a Cause
747 Brighton Circle
Port Barrington, IL 60010
312-455-9498
Info@SmileTree.org
Director@ClimbForACause.org