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Spotlight On: Colorado Mission of Mercy

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This coming fall, adults and families will begin lining up at the Phil Long Expo Center in Colorado Springs as several hundred volunteer dentists, dental hygienists, dental professionals and students give their time and talents the fourth annual Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM).

This year’s Mission of Mercy, once again hosted and coordinated by the Colorado Dental Association, will be held on September 30-October 3, 2010, for underserved people in Colorado Springs and throughout El Paso County.

If this year’s COMOM approaches anywhere near the results of 2009 when the event was held at the Adams County Regional Park in Brighton, it will be another dramatic demonstration of the overwhelming demand for treatment and services to those in need, as well as the commitment of the Colorado dental profession’s willingness to respond to that need.

The results of the Brighton project are impressive.  Patients, ages two to 88,  underwent 6,800 procedures which amounted to almost $1 million in donated services.  Treatment ranged from cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions and preparation for temporary partial dentures.  The Adams County complex became a giant dental clinic with over 100 dental chairs being manned by dentist, dental hygienists, assistants, lab technicians, students, nurses, pharmacists and community volunteers.

The outpouring of community support was equally contagious, with the local school district, service groups, churches, restaurants and businesses all pitching in to help.  As one volunteer noted, “I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the day.  What a great opportunity for so many who are in need of dental care.”

For more information on the Colorado Mission of Mercy, visit the Colorado Dental Association's website.

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