The team of volunteers met in Kopan Monastery over a 2 week period, 31st August to 11th September 2026. The group consisted of myself as coordinator, Drs Jen Ailes (England), Malina Wienhold (Germany), Rajesh Singh (Australia), dental student Lea Gessler (Germany), dental assistant Allyson Trandai (USA), and Jen’s partner, Tom Thornton (England). For the second time, we had a non-dental person helping. Tom is a carpenter and builder by trade, proved most helpful, not only d

There is an unique opportunity to join the team in May this year The dates are May 3rd until May 15th Dentists and assistants in particular are invited to apply to work in the well equipped Kopan Monastery clinic. The majority of patients will be young monks who are a delight to treat. The application form is under the donation tab.

Project Yeti continues to thrive, with groups of mainly dentists visiting in September 2024 and April and September 2025. The teams have an international flavour, with Lithuanian dentists visiting in April this year, together with some British dental students alongside Australian dentists, and in September we had a group of 10 dentists, two from Australia, one from Germany who currently resides in Australia, one from Croatia and 6 from Germany, including three students on the