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Together we’re healing the world one smile at a time.

The DVI Story

Dental Volunteers for Israel was founded in 1980 by the late Trudi Birger, a Holocaust survivor, microbiologist, and dedicated humanitarian activist.

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DVI welcomes applications from dentists who have been licensed for at least two years, and who feel comfortable doing operative dentistry on children.

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American Friends of DVI

The mission of the American Friends of DVI is to promote oral health, prevent suffering, provide access to care among at-risk populations and to promote international volunteerism and cross-cultural understanding.

Through fundraising and volunteer recruitment efforts in the United States, AFDVI supports the work of Dental Volunteers for Israel at the Trudi Birger Clinic, which provides free dental care and oral health education to Jerusalem’s underprivileged regardless of racial, ethnic, or religious background.

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News & Updates

Posted on December 30, 2018January 15, 2019 by AFDVI

Heal the World by Helping Those in Need

There is an old rabbinic belief that there are thirty-six righteous people on the planet who keep the world in balance. Trudi Birger was clearly one of those people. She […]

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Posted on December 29, 2018January 15, 2019 by AFDVI

The Art of Smiles

Tami, an 18-year-old from a poor family in Jerusalem, suffered extreme trauma to her gums from orthodontic work she had received. Dr. Ed Jutkowski, a regular volunteer and a Periodontic […]

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Posted on December 28, 2018February 13, 2019 by AFDVI

A New Person in Many Ways

Lev arrived at the DVI clinic with a mouth full of problems and unable to eat almost anything. After extracting his tooth, Dr. Palmon, the director of DVI’s Smiles for […]

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