Organization: THE COLORADO MISSION OF MERCY
Mission: THE MISSION OF THE COLORADO MISSION OF MERCY (COMOM) IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY DENTAL SERVICES, AT NO COST, TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO CANNOT AFFORD AND ACCESS DENTAL CARE; ELIMINATING DENTAL PAIN, PROMOTING ORAL HEALTH, CREATING SMILES, AND PROVIDING ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION.
Activities: COMOM IS A LARGE-SCALE, PORTABLE DENTAL CLINIC THAT IS HELD ANNUALLY IN A COLORADO COMMUNITY. EACH CALENDAR YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A TWO-DAY EVENT TRANSFORMING A FACILITY INTO A CLINIC WITH 125 DENTAL CHAIRS AND IS ABLE TO SERVE 1,500 PATIENTS. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN OCTOBER 2019 AND IS REFLECTED IN THIS FORM 990. AT THE CLINIC, PATIENTS INITIALLY UNDERGO A HEALTH AND DENTAL EVALUATION, AND THEN PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH CLEANINGS, FILLINGS, ROOT CANALS AND EXTRACTIONS. WHEN POSSIBLE, COMOM DENTISTS PREPARE PORCELAIN CROWNS, AND PARTIAL AND COMPLETE DENTURES TO ENABLE PATIENTS TO HAVE A NATURAL SMILE. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SUSTAINED ORAL HEALTH, PATIENTS ARE GIVEN HOME-CARE INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR TEETH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A BALANCED NUTRITION AND PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE. DURING THE CLINIC, NEARLY 200 VOLUNTEER DENTISTS ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ASSISTANTS, LAB TECHNICIANS, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, AND A MYRIAD OF LAY VOLUNTEERS WILL TRAVEL TO THE COMMUNITY AND WORK IN TANDEM WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AGENCIES TO BETTER THE ORAL HEALTH OF THOSE IN NEED.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines