Volunteers are encouraged to register for the American Dental Association (ADA) Mission of Mercy (MOM) charity dental clinic scheduled to take place November 3 in New Orleans during the ADA's 2013 annual meeting.
Together with America's Dentists Care Foundation and support from the Louisiana and New Orleans Dental Associations, the event aims to serve 1,000 people in need of dental care.
Organizers hope to attract 750 dentists, their team members, clerical and support staff, students, laboratory technicians, and office specialists as well as family members older than 18 to administer and support the dental clinic. The children's portion of the MOM event will be sponsored by CareCredit in tandem with Give Kids A Smile, the ADA's signature access-to-care program for underserved children.
This year's ADA MOM in New Orleans will run from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time with full and half-day volunteer shifts available. At this time, the ADA asks that MOM volunteers keep event details private so attendance can be managed through local promotional efforts. MOM participants do not need to be registered for the ADA annual session to volunteer. For more information or to register as a volunteer, visit ADA.org/MOM.
