FREE DENTAL CLINIC IN DODGE CITY
(Topeka) – The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation is planning to host its nineteenth Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic at the Western State Bank Expo Center in Dodge City on February 7-8, 2020 with clinic doors opening at 5:30 a.m. both days.
There are no appointments or reservations and patients will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Treatment options include fillings, extractions, and dental hygiene. Organizers plan to treat an estimated 1,600 patients during the two-day dental clinic.
Support for this project comes entirely from donations and grants and uses no state or federal funding. Local coordinators are making contacts within the community to gain both monetary and in-kind support for the project, as well as recruiting the hundreds of community volunteers necessary to make the Kansas Mission of Mercy a success. This project will cost nearly $150,000, but will leave behind approximately $1 million of donated dental care in return.
The clinic will include an estimated 70 dental chairs and it is expected that nearly 1,000 volunteers, consisting of dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, medical personnel, and community volunteers will donate their talents to treat patients. Since its inception in 2003, the Kansas Mission of Mercy has been provided care to 29,714 patients with a value of $19,016,116.
