08/10/2026
The social media version of Mobile Smiles:
Beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador views. Vibrant colours. Sunny Skies. Fresh air.
The actual version:
Rain. Drizzle. Fog. High Winds. Frizzy hair. Struggling with equipment. And, of course… a flat tire.
The truth is, bringing mobile oral health care to people isn’t always easy, especially in this province.
It takes dedication, determination, a little stubbornness and sometimes the willingness to wrestle your equipment through 80 km/hr winds while questioning every life choice that brought you there.
But then you walk through the door and see the person who has been waiting for you.
You provide care to someone who might otherwise have difficulty accessing it.
You help someone feel more comfortable, more confident, and more cared for.
And suddenly… the weather doesn’t seem quite so bad.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the weather will test us, but we are resilient!!
We show up.
We adapt.
We keep going.
Because sometimes the most rewarding things in life happen in the middle of the mess.