The Kansas Mission of Mercy was modeled after similar programs in Virginia and Texas.

Our concept is to
create a dental clinic and then open our doors to the community. We target our services to low-income … so a child can sleep at
individuals and families through local churches, community programs and service organizations. night without dental pain
Patients are screened and treated based on their most urgent dental needs – extractions, fillings, oral … so a man with a beautiful
surgery and dental hygiene. Those services are then provided by one of our volunteers – hundreds of voice can feel better about
licensed dentists and hygienists who have donated their talents to treat patients. The greatest part of himself as he sings
their service is that it is done absolutely free.
… so a young girl with a
Here is what we have done to date: badly chipped tooth will not
be embarrassed to start
middle school

KMOM-Topeka was held February … so a father, who has

2-3, 2007 at the Kansas Expocen- given everything he has to
The Bicentennial Center hosted KMOM-
Salina. For the first time, our value of
tre in the capital city. During the care for his children, can
two days, 1,816 patients received finally get the dental care
patient services provided surpassed the
dental care totaling $1,059,881. he needs
$1 million mark. In total 2300 patients
received care valued at $1.1 million.
These stories are real. When
Glenna smiled at her two
pre-teenaged daughters at
KMOM, it was a true gift. It
was the first time either had
The Kansas Speedway served as the site
The first KMOM was held February seen their mother smile. The
28-March 2, 2003 in Garden City. for KMOM-KC, using the pit garages and
fan pavilion on the racetrack’s infields to single mother of two was
In all, 1,734 patients received given a full set of dentures.
dental care totaling $554,000. set up the dental clinic. The size and
scope of KMOM-KC greatly exceeded That amounted to $700 of
that of Garden City as the size of the dental care and a very
clinic consisted of 84 dental operatories happy mother. Lives have
and delivered free care to 2,659 pa- been changed because of
tients valued at $758,500. the work done by our volun-
KMOM was brought back
to Garden City in April teers.
2008 for a two-day project.
This time, 1,776 patients
There are thousands of peo-
received dental care ple in Manhattan alone who
totaling $831,423. have unmet dental need.
Without KMOM, many of
these people will never get
KMOM-Wichita was held at the KMOM-SEK (southeast Kansas) was the care they need. Each
Kansas Coliseum. During the held on the campus of Pittsburg State
patient has their own story
two-day project, 1908 patients University. The dental clinic at KMOM
were treated with a value of consisted of 75 dental operatories and with your help, we can
$1.03 million in services. and delivered free care to 2,161 make a difference.
patients valued at $981,500.

A dental clinic filled with seventy-five chairs and a
hundred dentists treating two thousand patients in
two days. That’s how we make a difference. In
two days in February, our volunteers – we call
them heroes – will provide a million dollars in
dental care in Manhattan. And we will charge
the patients nothing for our services.
We live in a wonderful state, but unfortunately,
there are still problems facing people in our
community. Access to dental care is one of
those issues.
The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation was
created seven years ago for the purpose of
providing funding and resources to improve oral
health in Kansas. One of our projects is the
Kansas Mission of Mercy. To date, our seven free
dental clinics have provided nearly 14,400 pa-
tients with dental care valued at over $6.2 million.
Our project, however, cannot happen without the
support of community volunteers, food donations,
and other items needed to support both the pa-
tients and the volunteers. On February 20-21 at
the US National Guard Armory, more than 2000
patients will be treated by hundreds of volunteers
from the dental community and from the Man-
hattan community. Due to the enormity of this
project, we are asking the community for its help.
In the next few months, we will be contacting
local businesses to partner with us to provide this
remarkable service to our community.
In each of our seven projects, hundreds of
volunteers – we call them the KMOM Heroes
– donate their time, energy and talents to
serve our patients. Due to the enormity of
the project, we are asking local businesses
to help support the project in a number of
ways.
Provide a “gift certificate” to your store
or donate items that are needed for
the project
Donating meals for patients and or
volunteers
Donating snack foods, water or other
beverages
Donating coloring books, crayons,
stuffed animals and other toys to enter-
tain children
Making a cash donation which will be
used to purchase supplies, food, to
support the project.
Please join us and other community lead-
ers to witness the amazing process we call
the Kansas Mission of Mercy and to learn
how you too can make a difference, one
smile at a time, right here in Manhattan.
5200 SW Huntoon Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: 785.272.7469
Fax: 785.272-2301
Web: www.ksdentalfoundation.org