Mission Of Mercy is Scheduled for March 15th-16th, 2013 in Sailsbury!
Try to visualize the typical Mission of Mercy (MOM) patient. Usually the first thing that comes to mind is a homeless person or family, someone on government assistance, unable to get needed dental care for obvious reasons. However, that first mental picture can’t be any further from the truth. The people out there in need include the average person mingling and socializing among us. They are friends, coworkers, people we interact with on a daily basis. They could be your grandparent, mother, father, sibling, or any other relative. With the tough economic times we are in, it could be anyone. It could be you.
More than 100 million people in the United States are without dental insurance. On the Eastern Shore there are thousands of adults that don’t receive adequate or even basic needed dental care, resulting in a silent epidemic of dental and oral disease.
Mission of Mercy is a free adult dental clinic provided by volunteer dental professionals and a volunteer staff of several hundred people.
Dental services for adult patients include:
• Preventive dentistry and cleaning
• Nutritional counseling
• Restorative fillings
• Extractions
More Information Available HERE
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4 comments:
If someone wants to take advantage of this, do they just show at the Civic center, or do they need to make an appointment?
@Daddio, no appointment. first come first serve basis (per their website)
Daddio if you go to the bottom of the website and click on the "MORE" button it gives all the information. Looks like they are having a pre-screening the day before.
I saw a brochure for this event in my dentist' s office today. What a generous gesture on the part of these professionals and community members during tough economic times. Oral health isn't just about having a nice smile; poor oral health has been linked to many illnesses, most notably cardiovascular disease. I hope that many take advantage of this worthwhile event!
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