MEP backs campaign to restore the smiles of domestic abuse victims

Domestic violence victims may get their smiles back thanks to a campaign headed by a Surbiton resident and London MEP.

Syed Kamall hopes to launch the Restoring Smiles project in the UK for the first time later this year. The project works with dentists to provide free dental care for domestic violence victims who have had their teeth broken or knocked out by abusive partners. Restoring Smiles was set up in Canada five years ago and aims to restore the way victims look in the hope it will rebuild their confidence and put them on the path to rebuilding their lives. In partnership with domestic violence charity Believe, Dr Kamall has been in talks with a group of dentists in the UK, but has already run into complications over how the project will be funded. Since Restoring Smiles launched in Canada it has provided £138,000-worth of restorative treatment to nearly 50 patients, most of whom lived in women’s shelters.

Dr Tina Meisami founded the Canadian project in memory of her orthopaedic surgeon brother who was an avid women’s rights campaigner and died suddenly just months after turning 40.

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