Charities across the UK are always looking for volunteers who can offer their time and skills to help others in need.

Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people, provides a special Christmas service at a number of sites in London from 23-30 December. Crisis at Christmas relies on skilled volunteers, including dental professionals, to provide their clients with a chance to make a positive fresh start to the New Year.

Dental professionals provide treatment in a number of London sites from 9.30am to 9pm including routine treatments such as examinations, scaling, fillings, extractions and oral health education.

If you are interested in volunteering visit the following websites: www.do-it.org.uk; www.volunteering.org.uk; www.homelessuk.org.