As part of the ADA 2014 annual meeting in San Antonio, a Mission of Mercy (MOM) free dental clinic will be held on Sunday, October 12, and is expected to treat about 1,000 patients.
The 100-chair clinic will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The MOM event will include more than 1,000 volunteer dentists, hygienists, assistants, students, and community workers from across Texas and the U.S. who will treat adults and children who have limited financial resources or are unable to visit a dental office.
In addition, almost 30 sponsors provided financial and in-kind support. The event is held in cooperation with the ADA Foundation and the San Antonio District Dental Society.
MOM programs have provided approximately $88 million in free care to 151,000 people since 2008. The 2012 Mission of Mercy held in San Antonio was the largest healthcare event in the city's history, which treated 1,183 patients at an estimated $732,300 worth of free dental treatment, according to the ADA.
