Hundreds of volunteers, including Midlothian Dentist Brent Moses and Dental Assistant Angela Wright, volunteered Saturday to donate free dental care to 427 patients in Emporia, Virginia. The Mission of Mercy free clinic was organized by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation and provided treatments valued at more than $300,000.
A recent study from the Commonwealth Institute reported that the number of Virginians without health insurance increased in 2010 to 1.1 million people. The percentage of the population without insurance also increased in 2010 to 14 percent.
Missions of Mercy provide free dental care on a first-come first-served basis to patients regardless of their economic status. The next Mission of Mercy dental clinic will be in Gloucester, Va. on Feb. 25, 2012.
Virginia Dental Association
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