EDITOR’S NOTE:
The next MOM-n-PA event
will be held on May 18 and
19, 2018, in Reading at the
Santander Arena.
Registration for volunteers
will open on February 1, 2018
at www.MOM-n-PA.com.
On June 16 and 17,
mission, and the experience The Erie metropolitan area is in great need of
dental care for the underserved and underem-
ployed. It has a population of roughly 275,000
people, and approximately 15 percent, or 40,000
people, are below the poverty line. Erie also has
one of the largest refugee populations in the
state. Although Erie had the smallest population
of all the cities we have hosted a mission, we
believed it was important to serve in this
location where there is ongoing need.
learned from our past The mission of MOM-n-PA is:
MOM-n-PA held a two-day
free dental clinic at the
Gannon University
Recreation and Wellness
Center in Erie. This was
MOM-n-PA’s fifth annual
missions proved invaluable
in making this project
Erie continued to build on work from the
previous four years where we achieved the
following:
n Our inaugural two-day mission took place in
Philadelphia in 2013. With the help of 1,001
volunteers, MOM-n-PA provided $850,000 in
free dental care to 1,820 patients.
n Our second mission took place in Allentown,
n To relieve the pain and suffering
due to dental disease for the under-
served at an annual event
in Pennsylvania
n Educate patients on preventive measures
n Compile data on the dental needs
of the underserved
n Educate policy makers on our findings
a success.
Our 2017 mission in Erie provided 709 under-
served patients with $600,798 worth of dental
care with the help of 706 volunteers.
where we provided care to 2,047 patients,
with our 1,020 volunteers providing
$1,004,179 worth of donated care to those
in need.
n Our 2015 mission took place in Harrisburg,
where 976 volunteers provided $875,905
worth of care to 1,705 patients.
n Our 2016 mission took place in Pittsburgh.
1,008 volunteers and our sponsors provided
$841,959 worth of dental care to the
underserved.
We are so very happy to report that as of
today, MOM-n-PA has completed 25,925
procedures on 7,228 patients. The total value
of dental care donated from 2013-2017 is
$4,172,841 and this has been accomplished
thanks to 4,711 volunteers.
As happy as we are with these statistics,
we are most proud of the quality of care we
provide for the patients we are privileged
to treat.
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