FLINT, MI — Flint area individuals can receive free dental care this summer.
The Michigan Dental Association Foundation has announced the Foundation Board unanimously endorsed support for a Mission of Mercy in 2024 — this time at the Dort Financial Center in Flint.
Dental care will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at the Dort, 3501 Lapeer Road. Individuals are urged to show up early in the day. Cutoff time for attending will be approximately 4 p.m.
“There’s a lot of people that don’t fit in the system, they don’t qualify for free care at some clinics,” said Cameron Elrod, Vice President of the Michigan Dental Association Foundation. “Or maybe they have a job and terrible insurance and they put off their dental work. This gives them an opportunity to get it done.”
The event marks the fifth MDA Foundation Mission of Mercy program. The MDA Foundation wants to serve as a catalyst for connecting people and dental clinics to make a difference through improving oral health.
About 1,200 dental professionals will volunteer over the two-day period and roughly 2,000 patients will get treated.
The organization originally chose Flint in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic shut down those plans.
“The Dort Financial Center has graciously allowed us to keep our deposit on the building and do it again now,” Elrod said.
Cleanings, root canals, extractions, wisdom teeth removals and a limited amount of crowns are all options. No veneer or cosmetic cases will be provided.
“We’re trying to get people out of pain and out of infection, that’s the primary goal,” Elrod said.
The Mission of Mercy clinic treats patients of all ages from elderly to children, and it addresses the most-urgent needs of patients with the goal of serving the underserved and uninsured in Michigan.
Individuals do not need to register or bring any ID. Just show up and get treated.
To volunteer at the event, click here.
“We need help with volunteers to give food to people, and walk patients from registration to the clinical area,” Elrod said. “We would be grateful for more volunteers.”
