Gum shields raise £1,000 for Winston’s Wish charity  

The Winston’s Wish charity visited dentists at Clarence House Dental Health Centre last week to thank them for supporting their work. Clarence House has raised £1000 for the charity by fitting children’s mouth guards to protect their teeth when playing contact sports such as rugby and hockey. This money was raised by Clarence House donating all profits from the gum shields as well as providing their services free of charge.

During the charity’s visit they toured the centre, seeing where the mouth guards are made before receiving a cheque for £1000.

Dentist, Marc Gresley added, “We are passionate about helping children look after their teeth throughout their school life and into adulthood. Mouth guards are an essential piece of kit when playing contact sports to avoid youngsters losing new adult teeth and needing expensive reconstructive work.

“We decided to donate our fees to Winston’s Wish as they too help local children and we’re thrilled to have raised so much money for them.

“Everyone at Clarence House would like to say a huge thank you to the parents and children who had their mouth guards fitted by us helping us raise this fantastic amount. We aim to raise even more when the new rugby and hockey seasons start in the autumn.”

Martin Leonard from Winston’s Wish added, “We are really grateful for Clarence House’s support and helping us to raise awareness and funds for the charity through this novel idea. Winston’s Wish provides support and guidance for bereaved children. With donations like this we are able to support 24,000 children a year through our helpline, programmes and residential weekends.”