Climb For A Cause Foundation

Climb For A Cause© organizes fun and rewarding hiking events that any fit and determined individual can complete.

This non-profit Foundation combines the breathtaking beauty of the mountains with the desire to make a positive difference in peoples’ lives. By working with select in-country partners, they make a positive, critical difference in the lives of countless needy children and deserving adults.

Climb For A Cause© offers individuals and organizations a unique opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to “giving back,” that is, to share the fruits of their success with those less fortunate, while simultaneously growing their practices by leveraging cause marketing and cross sector partnerships.

This September, we invite dental professionals and their organizations to hike with us in Mt. Timpanogos, Utah! Find out how easy it is to do well while doing good!

“I had the distinct pleasure of hosting Dr. Tatch for a recent PracticePerfection© webcast,and also shared the podium at the Midwest Society of Periodontology’s Annual Session. The response from health professionals was overwhelmingly positive. The StellaLife healing regimen is a true game changer for post surgical healing and pain management. Accordingly, I wholeheartedly recommend and endorse it.”
Daniel Bobrow, MBA, CEO of AMERICAN DENTAL CORP.

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For the third time since 2010, American Dental Corporation president Daniel A. ‘Danny’ Bobrow was in Nepal, in part for personal recreation, and in part to support philanthropy in the world’s 12th poorest country.

His twofold goal in visiting is to monitor and support the Climb For A Cause / SmileTree oral health education and treatment projects that are organized and delivered by its in-country partner, Global Dental Relief, and for Bobrow to reach the summit of Ama Dablam, considered to be the world’s highest technical climb.

Following are excerpts from Bobrow’s audio journal

Arrival In Doha

It is 5 p.m. local time in Doha, Qatar. Very pleasant 12 hour flight, notwithstanding a window seat last row. I managed to climb behind the passenger to my right to be able to extricate myself at will without inconveniencing him with my frequent, some necessary, other merely desirable, jaunts about the cabin. Great service. I recommend Qatar Airlines.

I am just waiting now for my shuttle to take me to the Century Hotel here in Doha, all graciously arranged by the airline to accommodate my 17 hour layover before heading on to Kathmandu tomorrow.

Looking forward to a great night’s sleep, dinner, breakfast, and a workout at their gym, which includes jacuzzi tub and sauna, prior to my 4.5 flight to Kathmandu.

Trip is off to a great start!

Arrival In Kathmandu

Flight departed and arrived right on schedule. The line to purchase my visa was short, and it did not take too long to retrieve my checked bags. The well over 50 kilo load was barely able to fit into the vehicle awaiting to escort me, as in 2014, to the Shakti Hotel in the Thamel District of Kathmandu.

Tomorrow, I head to the Shree Mangal Dvip (SMD) School in eastern Kathmandu, to chronicle, and support the professionals and lay volunteers who will, over the next two weeks, deliver oral health education and treatment to over 2000 needy children.

Climb For A Cause/SmileTree executive director Danny Bobrow poses with some of the children served by their Oral Health Education & Treatment Projects

ADM President Shares Update On Dental Clinic

And here’s a Special Message from those we serve.

Brush Your Teeth!

With personal thanks to Global Dental Relief and Wangchuk Rapten Lama, the Sri Mangal Dvip’s Medical Officer.

Hi, it’s Danny Bobrow, coming to you from Kathmandu, at the Sri Mangal Dvip School in eastern Kathmandu where the first of two oral health education and treatment clinics have just gotten underway.  In the next seven days, sixteen volunteers (5 dentists, 2 hygienists, and 9 laypeople) will deliver care and education to over one thousand children and needy adults, and then just three days later we do it again. That’s over 2,000 people treated in just over two weeks.

We couldn’t do it without your support, Thanks to you, since 2007, we’ve delivered care to over 50,000 children at 70 such clinics with equivalent care valued at over $10 million US.

What we find particularly gratifying is that it’s not merely one time care, or what I term ‘flash in the pan dentistry.’  Each child gets their own dental chart and commits that they see a dentist at least every two years.  It may not be the same dentist, but in this way we assure they are not only educated about what constitutes good oral hygiene but also receive any necessary care so they can lead a healthy, happy life free of oral pain, and be contributing members to their society

On behalf of everyone whose lives your generosity touches, I thank you for sharing our vision and commitment to better oral care worldwide.

Here’s to helping another 50,000 children!

Following a late evening arrival in Kathmandu on 10-18-16 to prepare for a month of trekking and climbing in the Khumbu Region, ADM president Daniel A. ‘Danny’ Bobrow’s first order of business was to visit the Sri Mangal Dvip (SMD) School in the Boudi District.  The School is home to one of two Nepal-based Climb For A Cause / SmileTree sponsored oral health education and treatment projects.

In a little over two weeks, the Team of five dentists, two hygienists, and nine laypersons, all of them volunteers, will treat over 2,000 children.

As many know, Climb For A Cause / SmileTree projects are structured to ensure that each child treated has a dental chart created for them, and is guaranteed a visit from a dentist at least once every two years. “We’re committed to ensuring these children receive the benefit of regular dental visits” says ADM president, and the Dentists Climb For A Cause Foundation’s executive director Daniel A. ‘Danny’ Bobrow.

To date, the Foundation has delivered dental care to over fifty thousand deserving children in seventy projects such as the one currently underway in Kathmandu.  The equivalent dollar value of care delivered is in excess of $10 million.

None of this is possible without the generous support of individuals and businesses inside and outside of dentistry.

There are several ways to help “put BIG smiles on little faces.” These include:

1. Climbing For A Cause – Join CFAC in one of its Annual Hiking Events.  2017 marks its 20 Anniversary.  Hikes are one day in duration and, while physically challenging are not considered ‘technical’ ascents.
2. Become a ‘Branch Office’ of the Smile Tree – For as little as $75 a month you can help deliver desperately needed care and education to needy children domestically and abroad.  Branch Offices receive complimentary promotional support to ensure their good works are not kept a secret, compliments of ADM Cause Related Marketing.
3. Volunteer to serve on a CFAC / ST Oral Health Education and Treatment Project – dentists, hygienists and non clinician alike are welcome to apply.  Those who have participated report a life transforming experience
4. Do all three – CFAC /ST Alumni have met like minded professionals while Making A Difference by participating in the Annual Event, being a Branch Office and serving on a project.

Those interested in learning more may call 1-312-455-9498 or email Director@ClimbForACause.org