2019 Homeless Connect Mission of Mercy


November 12, 2019

Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. Third Street, Richmond, VA 23219

The Virginia Dental Association and VCU School of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene partner in November to provide free dental care to individuals experiencing homelessness. Homeward, the Greater Richmond region's planning and coordinating agency for homeless services, organizes annual Dominion Project Homeless Connect. Richmond area homeless patients are seen for dental exams, cleanings and extractions. Through the four Homeless Connect mini-MOM projects since 2011, 367 patients have received $140,919 in free dental services.

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