We were eager to resume all of our Corporate Social Responsibility plans with you in mind.

While we continue to work internally on responsible and competitive management to strengthen our growth as a business, we were eager to recover and share with you the plans developed for our neighbors, for our community, to make Huércal Overa and its surroundings a better place.

Beca SOL Personas is a scholarship exclusively designed for our neighbors in Huércal Overa. It has now had four editions, offering dental treatment rehabilitation for individuals with limited access to care, fully covered by Clínica Dental SOL.

The collaboration of the Department of Social Welfare, Training, and Education of the Huércal-Overa City Council in the selection and access to these individuals, along with the care and dedication of our employees and suppliers, is essential to restore the smiles of our neighbors.

This year, we launched the 5th edition of this scholarship, with the registration period starting on Tuesday, January 17, and remaining open until January 31.

The procedure to follow will be to submit the application, which can be collected from the Department of Social Welfare, along with a series of required documents. Once all candidates are gathered and after a clinical diagnosis, individuals with the greatest need for treatment will be selected to proceed with their dental rehabilitation.

Beca SOLidaria to ONGs: It consists of a financial donation of €3,000 to the local association that presents a SOLidario project aimed at improving the life of its community or users.

Several associations have already benefited from their respective projects:

First, in 2017: Bookbinding Workshop at the Virgen del Río Occupational Center.

In 2018, the winner was the Family Respite Workshop by ASTEA.

Just before the pandemic, in 2019, the winner was the Cognitive Stimulation Workshop at the Virgen del Río Occupational Center.

In 2022: Digital Literacy Workshop by the La Esperanza Association for People with Disabilities in Pulpí.

For this reason, in 2023, we launched another new call for projects, with the submission period opening on February 6 and closing on March 10.

Beca SOL Sport: Another action within our 2023 social responsibility plans is the Beca SOL Sport. At Clínica SOL, we are passionate about sports, which is why we created this scholarship. It consists of a financial donation of €2,000, fully intended to promote sports and the practice of healthy habits among our neighbors.

Associations, clubs, federations, institutions, and any entity established as an association will have access to participate in this scholarship to contribute to the improvement of their participants.

The following year, the winning association was the Alzheimer’s Association. Their Physiotherapy and Gerontogymnastics Workshop for Alzheimer’s patients benefited around 90 people at that time, including both patients and their families.

III Responsible Hiking Route: We love sports, nature, and sharing good times with friends. This, combined with our commitment to the surrounding environment, inspired us to create the hiking routes. This year, we carried out the third responsible hiking route to clean up one of the trails in Huércal Overa. We’re sharing the video from last year’s edition—stay tuned to our social media for this year’s dates!

After the postponement of the 2020 edition, we relaunched the 4th edition of the Beca SOLidaria to NGOs. This initiative, part of our social responsibility plan, involves a donation of €3,000 to a non-profit association in the region to bring their project to life. All non-profit entities with social projects that are partially or entirely based in Huércal-Overa and/or neighboring towns can participate in the scholarship. Associations such as the Virgen del Río Occupational Center, with their bookbinding workshop in the first edition and the cognitive stimulation workshop in the third edition, and ASTEA with their family respite workshop, have been the winners of previous editions. You can check out the project videos to get inspired and participate if your association has a dream to fulfill or needs a push to start a project. Call us at 950 616 626 or 680 808 581 and ask us. The registration period is open from May 20 to June 30, 2022. We look forward to your project!

As health professionals, it is very important for us to stay active and healthy. We are big fans of sports and healthy lifestyle habits, and therefore, we also want our environment to be healthy and well-maintained.

For this reason, in 2021, we launched the first responsible hiking route. This activity, known as plogging, combines outdoor exercise with waste collection to keep the trails in Huércal Overa free of litter.

An activity that was well received, as it gathered around 40 people, and which we repeated in 2022 with the same success.

Are you joining us next year?

One of our main objectives is to help the population of Huércal Overa. In this case, we aim to solve dental health problems for people without resources. For this reason, we launched the 4th Edition of the Beca SOL Personas. With this scholarship, we want to help four people from our municipality who need to smile again and enjoy complete dental health.

To make this possible, we have the collaboration of the Department of Social Welfare (Social Services). They assist us in selecting neighbors whose economic situation prevents them from affording an oral rehabilitation treatment. Once the selection is made, the applicants will undergo a clinical examination that allows us to diagnose each individual’s needs. Together with the report from the Department, we will decide the four beneficiaries of the scholarship.

If you want to participate, go to the Department of Social Welfare between March 10 and 26 and request the participation form, which you will need to submit filled out with the required documentation right there.

To be attended, you must make an appointment by calling 950 134 900 and dialing extension 106. The days for collecting and submitting applications will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Don’t miss the results of the previous editions.

The driving force behind making our activity possible are our employees and our patients. Safety is essential in dentistry, and in these times affected by COVID-19, it is even more crucial.

For this reason, we are committed to strengthening our Biosecurity plan for both patients and employees. One of the actions taken to achieve this has been the incorporation of VAC Station systems.

The Vac Station extraoral dental suction system has been designed to reduce the risk of infection through the transmission of viruses and germs in dental offices. Thanks to the use of Vac Station in our clinic, we prevent the spread of blood, saliva, dust, and other substances during dental treatments.

With this system, we will suction the aerosols produced when working in the mouth, which remain in the air. This, combined with ventilation, ensures that the air is renewed between patients. In this way, we prevent the risk of environmental contamination.

Another commitment in our responsible management to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically fulfilling Goal No. 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

With this action, we commit to ensuring workplace safety for our employees and providing safe, high-quality dentistry.

Learn more about our actions.

The positive reception and success of previous editions have confirmed that this scholarship should be held again. So, we encourage all associations in the region to participate and make the projects of your association, collective, or NGO a reality.

The winner will receive a donation of €3,000 to carry out their SOLidario project.

This year, the project submission period will be from February to April, and the winner will be decided by a public jury in June.

We are an active team, committed to health and physical activity, so we invite you to participate in the 2nd Edition of the Beca SOL SPORTS. We will again donate €2,000 to the group, club, team, or sports school that presents a sports project that helps promote and boost sports or physical activity in the region.

For this scholarship, the project submission period will also be from February to April.

The positive reception and success of previous editions have confirmed that this scholarship should be held again. So, we encourage all associations in the region to participate and make the projects of your association, collective, or NGO a reality.

The winner will receive a donation of €3,000 to carry out their SOLidario project.

This year, the project submission period will be from February to April, and the winner will be decided by a public jury in June.

We are an active team, committed to health and physical activity, so we invite you to participate in the 2nd Edition of the Beca SOL SPORTS. We will again donate €2,000 to the group, club, team, or sports school that presents a sports project that helps promote and boost sports or physical activity in the region.

For this scholarship, the project submission period will also be from February to April.

On June 5, we celebrate World Environment Day.

On this day, the team at Clínica Dental SOL carried out an action in favor of the environment. Supported by the United Nations Global Compact and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, we conducted a tree planting event along the Vía Verde in Huércal Overa.

With this action, we fulfill three of the seventeen goals: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action, and Life on Land.

The winner, ASTEA, the Association of Families of People Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, with their project “Family Respite,” has managed to provide support and free time to the families of those affected. In exchange, they offer recreational, artistic, and sports activities for the workshop participants, which improve personal autonomy and cognitive skills in children.

Total beneficiaries: 35 families.

For the first time, we got involved in the health and well-being of those around us and launched a scholarship to promote sports in the region.

The result was a great response from associations and groups related to sports in the area, with TAFAD – IUNDENIA as the winners.

With the goal of educating young people in physical activity and unregulated sports, they presented a project to promote healthy lifestyle habits, consisting of a festival of traditional games.

Bringing dental health closer to those who have the hardest time accessing it is another of our key goals. This scholarship, granted with the collaboration of the Department of Welfare and Social Affairs of the Town Hall, allowed access to various oral rehabilitation treatments for people in our community.

Total beneficiaries: 4 residents of Huércal Overa.

For the first time, all associations from Huércal Overa and the surrounding areas were invited to participate in this project, which consisted of a donation of €3,000 for the realization of a SOLidario project.

On this occasion, the award was granted to the Centro Ocupacional Virgen del Río of FAAM, which allocated the scholarship funds to carry out a Bookbinding Workshop for the center’s users. The goal of the workshop is to promote the development of basic skills for the users to facilitate future employment opportunities. A project that aligns with the Social Responsibility values of the Clinic in terms of commitment, responsibility, and societal development.

This project consisted of providing 5 orthodontic treatments to young people from 1st year of ESO to 2nd year of Bachillerato, whose socio-economic situation prevented them from accessing orthodontic treatment, and who stood out either for their academic record or for their involvement in classroom coexistence. The participating schools were IES Cura Valera from Huércal Overa, IES Martín García Ramos, IES Cardenal Cisneros from Albox, and IES Mar Serena from Pulpí.

Children: Once again, we carried out awareness activities for children. Our goal is for our kids to learn how to brush their teeth properly from a young age and understand the importance of their oral health. By introducing them to the dentist at an early age and offering a friendly and fun experience, we aim to prevent future fears that can lead to dreaded odontophobia.

Seniors: This year, in particular, we developed a Hygiene Workshop for caregivers and family members of people suffering from Alzheimer’s. Our professional and social commitment drives us to combine our profession with our dedication to seniors, providing the necessary knowledge and techniques to help take care of the oral health of Alzheimer’s patients, whose dental care is often neglected in favor of other types of attention and due to the memory lapses caused by the disease.

Our acrylic tree is once again filled with SOLidary Toothbrushes that our patients bring to help local associations in Huércal Overa. This year, the winning association was the Cancer Association.

The positive reception and success of previous editions have confirmed that this scholarship should be held again. So, we encourage all associations in the region to participate and make the projects of your association, collective, or NGO a reality.

The winner will receive a donation of €3,000 to carry out their SOLidario project.

This year, the project submission period will be from February to April, and the winner will be decided by a public jury in June.