Our team of ten eager volunteers was so excited to return to serve our friends in Nicaragua! Working on only a few hours of sleep, we jumped right in to setting up and treating patients at Club Esperanza.  In the midst of great poverty, Club Esperanza (“Club Hope”) offers hope to the families living near the dump in Managua.  We …

Rob Ayers, Hearts, Hands & Smiles, and Ecuadent partnering together to treat patients and donate supplies in Ecuador. Rob joined up with two groups in Ecuador this winter.  First, he served with a group of dental students to treat patients in rural areas, and HH&S was able to donate supplies to be used for several clinics.  He then joined with …

On July 13th a Hearts, Hands & Smiles team of volunteers travelled to Costa Rica to treat children in the Guanacaste region. We worked alongside Creciendo Juntos, a local organization with a vision to bring communities, companies, individuals and institutions together to transform their region.  The team at Creciendo Juntos has been incredibly helpful from start to finish and we are very much looking forward to partnering with them …

Our return back to Nicaragua was a huge success This was due in part to the generous donations we received and our team of 16 volunteers who made it all possible.  We provided almost 900 dental procedures in 6 days.  We also provided water filtration systems to all the areas we visited. This year we had the opportunity to partner …

Although this was not an official mission per se, and was planned to setup our 2018 dental mission, it turned out to be so much more than just a planning trip. Accompanied by family members from The Farm Bakery and Events in Quakertown, PA, and Planet Smoothie in Doylestown, PA, who had organized a shoe and small toys drive, we …

Our first official, inaugural mission took place on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua where we treated in the areas of Villa El Carmen and in a couple of remote villages in the area. We travelled with a team of (12) volunteers, many of whom are employed at Weaver, Reckner, & Reinhart Dental Associates in Souderton, PA, and transported more than …