FW: Free dental care event in October
Cady, Jennifer, CYFD
From: Palmer, Sarah R., CYFD
Sent: Tue 8/3/2010 3:44 PM
Subject: Free dental care event in October
Mark your calendars! For those clients and their that do not have dental insurance!
Please share this with anyone you think may be interested.
Free dental care event coming up in October.
New Mexico Mission of Mercy Albuquerque
It will be at the fairgrounds.
Friday October 15th and Saturday October 16th
5AM-5PM each day
NM MOM is a large-scale dental clinic where more than 100 portable dental stations are set up in a public arena, and dental screenings and services are provided at no charge to those who attend.
Patients are treated on a first-come, first-served basis. They wait their turn to see a nurse and a dentist for an initial evaluation, and to have their dental needs prioritized.
As dentists and dental hygienists become available, patients are guided to areas of the dental clinic where they undergo preventive (teeth cleaning), restorative (fillings), endodontic (root canal treatments), periodontic (gum treatments), prosthodontic (partial dentures), and/or surgical procedures. During the dental clinic, patients are provided with instruction on how to care for their teeth. Bilingual volunteers are available throughout the clinic experience to assist non-English speaking patients.
Who Should Come
- Children and adults
- If you do not have enough money to pay for dental care
- If you do not have a regular dentist
Dates
- Friday, October 15, 2010
- Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time
- Come early! Clinic doors open at 5:00 am
- No Appointments
- Patients are seen on first come-first serve basis
- The number of patients seen will be limited to clinic capacity
Directions/Parking
Drive in through Expo Gate 8 Louisiana NE (south of Lomas) - or if walking or taking public transportation enter Expo through Gate 7 - Central and San Pedro. The physical address of Expo New Mexico is 300 San Pedro Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. NM MOM will be held in the Manual Lujan Building.
What to Expect
- You will wait your turn to see a dental hygienist, dental assistant or dentist for an initial evaluation, and to have your needed dental services prioritized.
· As dentists and dental hygienists become available, you will be taken to areas of the dental clinic where you will undergo dental procedures.
- The dental work performed at NM MOM includes cleanings, fillings, root canal treatments, prefabricated crowns, temporary partial dentures/repair, and extractions.
- During the dental clinic, you will be provided with instruction on how to care for their teeth.
- Bilingual volunteers will be available throughout the clinic experience to assist non-English speaking patients.
What to Bring
- You will be waiting your turn to enter the NM MOM dental clinic, and then waiting to see the dentists and dental hygienists.
- It will be important to bring reading, knitting, crossword puzzles, etc. to fill your time.
- It will also be important to bring food/snacks and drinks with you.
TIP from my friend:
For your information, in other cities people have camped out for two days to be seen.
On the video it say they will provide babysitting but find your own if possible.
If you go please remember to say thank you to every person, they are ALL volunteers and put in VERY long days.
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