GMAD Dental Trip
Application & Program Fees

September 19 - 29, 2025

Being a dental volunteer is an easy 4 step process

Step 1 - Review the Dental Volunteer Handbook

VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK

Step 2 -  Fill out your application form

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

Step 3 -  Complete your background check

BACKGROUND CHECK

Multiple Ghana government agencies that oversee the GMAD children’s home in Ghana require a criminal background check for all GMAD volunteers 18 and older. We cannot approve you to be a GMAD volunteer without a clean background report. A link to the background check is located on our website.​

Step 4 -  Pay your program fees

PAY YOUR PROGRAM FEES

Once you have completed steps one through three and after your application has been approved, in order to reserve your bed at the volunteer house in Ghana, you will need to pay your volunteer fees before your departure to Ghana. Your application is NOT FINALIZED and we cannot guarantee a spot for you in Ghana until you have paid ALL of your volunteer fees.

What your volunteer fees include

• Lodging at the GMAD home in Ghana
• Food
• Meaningful service opportunities (within the dental clinic and the GMAD Children's Home) 
• One night in Cape Coast with meals and transportation
• Entrance fees to Slave Castle and Global Mamas workshops
• GMAD T-shirt 
• Airport pick-up and drop-off

What your volunteer fees do not include

• Passport and visa 
• Immunization and malaria medication
• Flights
• Snacks
• Travel insurance

10 Day Itinerary Example 

​DAY 1 ​- Friday, Depart USA
DAY 2 - Saturday, Arrive in Ghana. Visit the Ghanaian Art Market. Travel to GMAD Children's Home.
DAY 3 - Sunday, spend the day at the Children's Home
DAY 4 - Monday, dental and project work
DAY 5 - Tuesday, dental and project work
DAY 6 - Wednesday, dental and project work
DAY 7 - Thursday, dental and project work
DAY 8 - Friday, dental and project work
DAY 9 - Saturday, head to Cape Coast; Kakum National Park, Elmina slave castle, beach and lodge at Coconut Grove. 
DAY 10 - Sunday, Beach, Global Mamas, back to GMAD. Head to the airport. Depart Ghana.

Enjoy a video from past GMAD service trips

TRAVEL ADVICE
Here are some links to up-to-date Ghana travel advisories.
​We encourage you to check these out before traveling to Ghana.
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
​Peace Corps - Report of Crimes Against Volunteers