What is M.O.M
M.O.M stands for Mission of Mercy: A two day free dental clinic for approximately 1000 adults who could not otherwise afford dental care.
The program was started by Dr. Terry Dickinson, Executive Director of the Virginia Dental Association in 2000. Since that time, the project has grown enormously and now M.O.M projects are held throughout Virginia and across the country. To see a video of an actual event click here.
All M.O.M services are provided by volunteers and every event requires a variety of volunteers including: dental professionals (dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, and dental students), medical professionals, and community volunteers who assist with set-up and clean-up, volunteer registration, translation, parking and helping patients through the process.
With only 42 practicing general dentists and a growing population of 165,000+, the Eastern Panhandle has less than half the dentists needed to adequately serve the public.
The closest community health center that provides dental services on a sliding scale is located 90 miles away from Martinsburg.
A survey conducted in 2003 by the West Virginia Bureau of Health indicated that there were over 10,000 Medicaid eligible children without a dentist. With those figures in mind, there are reasonably a similar number of adults also without dental care.
Eastern Panhandle M.O.M. - the First WV M.O.M.
June 27-28, 2008 at Hedgesville High School
Thanks!
To the Steering Committee and the hundreds of volunteers who provided free dental care
to uninsured, underinsured, and adults who cannot afford to see a dentist.
To the following for donating funds, supplies, and services:
Mikki Van Wyk - M.O.M. Benefactor
United Way of the Eastern Panhandle - M.O.M. Sponsor
Berkeley County Schools
Dr. Terry Dickinson, Virginia Dental Association
Roanoke MOM Steering Committee
Aribex
Aseptico
Astra Zeneca
Dr. Steven Alouf
Benko Dental
Daryl Bernard and Henry Shine Dentals
Berkeley County Sheriff's Department
Berkeley Printing and Design
Berkeley County Health Department
Biolase Technologies, Inc.
Dr. Vicki Cangley
Charles Smith
Charles Trump
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
CVS Pharmacies
Daily Grind
Dawson's Hardware
Dentsply-Megan Delawder
Delta Theta Sigma Sorority-Eastern Panhandle Chapter
Dr. Richard Diaz
Dominos Pizza-Williamsport Pike
Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic
Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Food Lion of Hedgesville
Harpers Ferry Family Medicine
Hedgesville Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Independent Bible Church
James Rumsey Technical Institute
Jefferson Distributing
Jefferson Pharmacy
Linton Brothers Farm-Jim Linton
Lions of Virginia-Cliff and Mary Ann DeMars
Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Kesecker
K-Mart Pharmacy
Management & Technology Solutions
Martins' Pharmacy
Bettye McConnell
Medicap Pharmacy
Midtown Dental Lab
Mount Zion United Methodist Church
MultiMedia Communications
Nona Flynn
Orr's Farm Market
Panera Bread
Patterson Dental
Patterson's Drug Stores
Paul Shirley Productions
Practice Works, Inc.-Brett Brocki and Michael Robinson
Petrucci Ice & Fruit Storage
Plak-Smacker
Potomac Portables
Progressive Printers
Reed's Pharmacies
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
Aldolfo A. Rios 3MESPE
Dr. Dean and Betty Russell
Salvation Army
Septodont
Shenandoah Community Health Center
South Berkeley Pharmacy
Southern Gray Dental Lab-Greg Gray
Spring Mills Women's Club
The Living Room
Trinity UMC-United Methodist Women
Tulsa Dental-Jed Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Quarantillo
Dr. Chuck Smith-Sixth District Trustee ADA
ValPak of the Eastern Panhandle
VCU School of Dentistry-richmond, VA
Verizon
Wal-Mart
Washington Air Compressor Rental Company
Weis Pharmacy
WV Department of Highways
WVU Hospitals-East (City Hospital)
WVU School of Dentistry
WVU School of Medicine-Eastern Division
WVU School of Nursing
Wykle Research