Adekemi Adeniyan is a dentist from Nigeria. She is the founder of Dentoville Foundation ( formerly called Dentalcare Foundation) and currently the Executive Director of the organisation.
The foundation is a non-profit humanitarian organisation founded in 2018 with a view to improve and cater for free oral health care for orphans, children and adults in rural areas. Almost all of the adults and children in rural areas in Nigeria have absolutely no dental care and as such, according to the organisation, there is no doubt that there is urgent need for dental care in many of these areas.
Most of these people cannot afford neither have they been enlightened about their oral health care. Their vision therefore at Dentoville is to bring quality oral health care to these completely ignored underdeveloped areas, and to make significant difference in the lives of many people, to see them smile with happiness in their hearts because helping others is where Dentoville finds hope.
With compassion and understanding, they want to strive to deliver the best in a most gentle and loving manner. “We are happy making a difference in the life of someone so they too can pay it forward. This organisation was founded to give a deeper gift in form of good oral health care to those who cannot afford it.” Adekemi said.
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“Only through unlocking this vision can we contribute to making our society more just and vibrant – Creating a change in the way we see, feel and think about others. My dedication to helping people has prompted me to lead this movement.” she added.
Adeniyan is also the co-founder of Komplete Woman, an organisation that mentors young women to discover their purpose. She previously worked as an assistant country director for Health Equity International, Nigeria.
She is a fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative RLC, West Africa and also an associate fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, UK. She is passionate
about improving the oral healthcare system and exploring the issues of community and culture as it relates to oral health.
Her vision is to ensure that everyone in Nigeria has an equal access to oral healthcare irrespective of their age, status, or gender. Adeniyan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry from i.ya Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ukraine.
She has built her leadership skills over the years in variety of roles and industries. She is not only used to wearing many hats, she sincerely enjoys it and therefore thrives in an environment where she is being positively challenged.
She has this true passion for building something great from nothing and is ever willing to push herself to the limits to achieve big goals.
