Emergency Support for Displaced Families: In response to the multi-front war in Israel, DVI became a critical resource for displaced families from northern and southern Israel. With over 2000 evacuees seeking refuge in Jerusalem, our clinic provided urgent, high-quality dental care during these uncertain times. Our commitment to being a safe haven for those in need was strengthened through these efforts, ensuring that evacuees received compassionate care when they needed it most.
The Lone Soldiers Project: DVI’s Lone Soldiers Project continues to provide essential dental care to soldiers who have made aliyah without familial support. These brave individuals who defend Israel often lack access to basic health services. By extending our clinic hours and expanding services beyond Jerusalem to cities like Be’er Sheva and Tel Aviv, we aim to ensure that all lone soldiers receive the care they deserve. Our efforts focus on soldiers at every stage of their service, from pre-enlistment to active duty and post-service.
Pediatric Residency Training Program: DVI’s Pediatric Residency Training Program, the only program outside of Israel’s dental schools, continues to thrive. Residents from prestigious institutions gain hands-on experience in treating special-needs and trauma-affected children under the guidance of DVI’s expert pediatric dentists. This program ensures that the next generation of dental professionals carries forward our mission of compassionate care.
Free Dentures Program for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors: Our Free Dentures Program has transformed the lives of low-income elderly patients, including Holocaust survivors. Thanks to a new in-house lab, we now provide same-day denture repairs, ensuring faster service for our patients. Our outreach to elderly centers, veterans’ facilities and nursing homes has brought smiles to many faces, reducing isolation and improving overall well-being.
Oral Health Education for At-Risk Youth: DVI remains committed to breaking cycles of poor health and poverty through comprehensive dental care and oral hygiene education for at-risk youth and their families. By providing essentials such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, we empower children to maintain good oral health, even when financial barriers exist.
Infrastructure Improvements: This year, DVI undertook several key infrastructure improvements to enhance our clinic’s welcoming atmosphere. We replaced old air conditioning units and began planning a memorial garden to honor Zecharia Haber hy’d, a soldier who fell in Gaza whose family lives in the neighborhood. Additionally, a pergola near the waiting room will provide shelter from extreme weather, creating a more comfortable space for patients.
Emergency Support for Displaced Families: In response to the multi-front war in Israel, DVI became a critical resource for displaced families from northern and southern Israel. With over 2000 evacuees seeking refuge in Jerusalem, our clinic provided urgent, high-quality dental care during these uncertain times. Our commitment to being a safe haven for those in …
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For many dentists, volunteering at DVI is a family tradition that passes from father to daughter or mother to son; often, they come together for the first time. Toronto dentists Drs Steven and Ephram Kazman volunteered together for the first time in August of 2023; a dream long in coming for Steven, who has strongly …
For decades, DVI has treated children and youth, and since 2016, pensioners and elderly. Today, DVI treats youth from ages 4-26 and provides dentures to patients aged 55 and over. But what about those pesky in-between ages? Parents of DVI’s children and youth, adult children who accompany their elderly parents for dentures. Even other treatments …
Hadassah Dental Students Treating Patients FREE – Wednesdays @DVI!Read More
In the weeks since October 7th, DVI invited and has been flooded with Israelis displaced by the war to Jerusalem. Volunteer dentists, brave and determined to do some good, have had the opportunity to do restorative dentistry, and provide some relief from suffering, some tangible, physical care that they would not otherwise receive. Sarah is …
Join AFDVI for a CE Course Benefiting Dental Volunteers for Israel This presentation includes: How to make preventive dentistry a “win-win” practice management concept. The “new generation” of glass ionomer materials offering numerous new advantages. Use of a combinations of the “new” glass ionomer and resin-based composite for high caries active patients of all ages. …
LIVE Virtual CE Course with Dr. Gordon J. Christensen!Read More
Alumim-Nes Harim has resettled the Children’s Home of Shatner, Ukraine. This shelter houses children whose parents are unable to care for them either temporarily or long term due to their financial situation or other issues such as addiction, as well as children who have been removed from their homes by court order. When Russia’s invasion approached …
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Feige’s family miraculously arrived in Israel from war torn Ukraine on March 9th, 2022. Living in Uman, the family was hoping to be able to ride out the storm, as Mrs. G (name shortened for patient anonymity) is nine months pregnant. Once the Russians invaded and bombs hit just two hundred meters from their home, …
Feige – a 4 year old Jewish Refugee from Ukraine, newly arrived in JerusalemRead More
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Cahn and Dr. Judith Cahn arrived in Israel on 4/22/21 to visit their daughter and grandchildren, and to do a very special mitzvah – volunteer at the free DVI Trudi Birger Dental Clinic. Dr. Cahn is the first dentist to volunteer from outside of Israel since the pandemic first shut Israel’s doors to tourists in March 2020. …
1st DVI dentist volunteering in Jerusalem since pandemic began: Dr Jeff CahnRead More
Sunday, March 14, 2021 1:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Israel The Future of Middle East Peace:A Conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Register Online REGISTRATION DONATION – $25 PER HOUSEHOLD Former Israeli Prime Minister, Cabinet Member and Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert joins us to discuss the future of peace in the Middle East. A …
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