Based in Santa Barbara, California, the Afghanistan Dental Relief Project is an effort put together by dentist James Rolfe DDS. Started in 2003, the Project seeks to provide dental services for orphans and refugees who otherwise would go without dental treatment in a country which has very few doctors or dentists. Dr. Rolfe plans to expand the project and now has a permanant office where he, as well as other dentists, can return regularly to donate their skills to the Afghan people.

    We have a lot of new help from many people all over the state. The Afghan community in Fremont, California has shown interest in helping with the project. We have also been working with students from UC Berkeley and the Dental Schools of UC San Francisco and UC Los Angeles to create awareness and find donations for the ADRP.
On Saturday Nov. 20th, 2004 CNN aired a 3:30 min story about the ADRP. Click here to see the story. (NEW-6MB)

     On May 14th 2004, Dr. Rolfe accompanied by assistant Hayley Parlen and filmmaker Karlos Benavides traveled to Kabul Afghanistan for 2 weeks on a dental humanitarian mission to aid Afghan orphans and refugees in the Kabul area. This documentary is available to download (see above link 'NEW-6MB - Click here'). Also, a new DVD is now available that encompasses the entire timeline of the project. Where it's headed. Insights from Dr. Rolfe. Contact us at our email if you are interested in purchasing the DVD ($20 each). Dr. Rolfe is off yet again to help the people of Afghanistan. He left Nov. 11, 2007. This is Dr. Rolfe's fourth trip to Kabul. Check out the slideshows from his earlier 2002 trip and 2004 trip. Or, check out pictures from his later 2006 journey. We will keep you updated.
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      Dr. Rolfe left for Afghanistan again on November 11, 2007. Three 40 ft. containers shipped out for Kabul and arrived in November of 2007. You can contact Dr. Rolfe thru his email address listed on this website. Thank you everyone that has been involved in this project. So many people have come together from different cultures to make this work. I believe we can work together towards a better future. "We have to continue to try!"

 Read 'Helping the People of Afghanistan ' by Dr. Jim Rolfe. Check out the latest pictures from his 2006 journey. We could use your help. You could make a difference.