About the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation / Kansas Mission of Mercy The Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) was created in 2003 through the leadership and commitment of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation (KDCF) and the Kansas Dental Association to provide care to Kansans in need. KMOM is a two-day free dental clinic hosted once a […]
The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation’s 2018 Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) project was held at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson on February 9-10, 2018. The volunteer dental professionals at KMOM Hutchinson provided 1,150 patients with a total of $1,396,068 in donated services – including 3,345 tooth extractions and 1,175 fillings – for an average […]
The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation (KDCF) is pleased to announce that the 2018 Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) free dental clinic will be held on February 9-10, 2018 in Hutchinson, KS at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. This is the same location as the 2011 KMOM. Dr. Susan Evans has volunteered to Chair the 2018 event. […]
The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation (KDCF) recently created the first annual Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) Bruce Bergstrom Award for outstanding service, which was presented to its namesake at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Dental Association on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Each year, the Bruce Bergstrom Award will be given to a KMOM general […]
The Kansas Mission of Mercy annual dental clinic was in Manhattan, KS on January 27-28, 2017. Volunteer dentists and hygienists provided 1,041 patients with $1,102,222 in care. To date, this is the fewest number of patients seen at a KMOM project (Manhattan was our 16th KMOM). However, everyone who arrived at the National Guard Armory while […]
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment Office of Primary and Rural Health is updating its Charitable Health Care Provider (CHCP) record system. For this purpose, beginning November 30, 2016 letters have been sent to providers, including dentists and hygienists, that have provided charitable services in some manner since 1990 but have no specific point […]
The 2016 Kansas Mission of Mercy provided $1.2 Million in care in two days. Thank you to everyone who made it possible with special thanks to Dr. Larre Bettsworth for brining it all together.
As of January 2016, the treatment value of patients receiving dental care though the Kansas Donated Dental Services Program since its inception in 1996 has passed $10 million….$10,034,152 as of January 26, 2016 to be exact! Thanks to the 342 Kansas dentists and 61 labs who currently volunteer to the DDS Program and the many more […]
America’s Dentists Care Foundation is excited to announce that Henry Schein has committed to donating $250,000 in supplies to Mission of Mercy dental clinics taking place throughout 2016 and 2017. In this agreement, Henry Schein will give supply kits, valued at $5,000 each, to up to 50 clinics over the course of two years. Kits […]
Dr. John Fales and his team were honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award from the America’s Dentists Care Foundation (ADCF) on Friday, February 13. ADCF’s Executive Director, Bill Blasing, presented the award at the KMOM Salina volunteer dinner that evening. Dr. John Fales is a pediatric dentist who practices in Olathe, KS. He earned his […]
