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Barbara RollinsDirector of Logistics, MOMVDA Foundation
www.vdaf.org
The MOM Experience4 Million Virginians
Do Not Have Dental Insurance
Wise, VA July 2000
Lonesome Pine Airport
Wise County Fairgrounds
Wise
Norton City
Danville CityHenry
Martinsville CityGalax City
Radford City
Roanoke
Roanoke City
Bedford
Bedford CitySalem City
Falls Church City
Fairfax CityManassas Park City
Arlington
Alexandria City
Manassas CityFairfax
King William
Hopewell CityColonial Heights City
Petersburg CityPrince George
Emporia City
Fredericksburg City
Prince William
Winchester City
Frederick
Rockingham
Harrisonburg City
Buena Vista City
Rockbridge Albemarle
Charlottesville City
Staunton City
Augusta
Waynesboro City
Lexington City
Clifton Forge CityAlleghany
Covington City
Bristol City South Boston City
King And Queen
Franklin CityGreensville
Williamsburg CityYork
James City
Hampton City
Poquoson City
Accomack
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Bath
Bland
Botetourt
Brunswick
Buchanan
Buckingham
Campbell
Caroline
Carroll
Charles City
Charlotte
Chesapeake City
Chesterfield
Clarke
Craig
Culpeper
Cumberland
DickensonDinwiddie
Essex
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna
Franklin
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Greene
Halifax
Hanover
Henrico
Highland
Isle Of Wight
King George
Lancaster
Lee
Loudoun
Louisa
Lunenburg
Lynchburg City
Madison
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nelson
New Kent
Newport News City
Norfolk City
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page
Patrick
PittsylvaniaPortsmouth City
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Pulaski
Rappahannock
Richmond
Richmond City
Russell
Scott
Shenandoah
SmythSouthampton
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Suffolk City
Surry
Sussex
Tazewell
Virginia Beach City
Warren
Washington
Westmoreland
Wythe
Wise (11)
Grundy (7)
MOM PROJECTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Roanoke (3)
Northern VA (9)
Emporia (2)
Eastern Shore (9)
Middle Peninsula (2)
Norfolk (1)
Piedmont Regional (1)
Petersburg (2)
Martinsville (1)
Goochland (1)
Average cost of a MOM project: $50,000
The MOM Experience70 MOM Projects
52,000 Patients seen
$32 million in Dental services
Provided by 19,000+ volunteers
Used as a model for 26 states
It is not about the care… but the “caring.”
The MOM Experience
Services provided:
Preventive and educationalRestorativeProsthodontics
(partials, dentures)Oral SurgeryEndodonticsPediatricsDigital radiography
Intangibles… the human touch
Why MOM?
To provide dental care to those who have “nowhere else to turn.”
OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO HOST A MOM…
WHAT NEXT?
Must Haves ~
Engaged and responsible planning committee
Support of at least one local dentist (hopefully many…)
Fundraising mechanism
Suitable location
GETTING STARTED
Group responsible for entire MOM project
Local dentist
Allow 7-12 months for planning
Workgroup chairs
PLANNING COMMITTEE
LOCAL DENTIST Meet with local VDA
Component
Local Component source of potential volunteers
Component dentists source of financial contributions
FUNDRAISINGMOM projects cost money $$$
Event spaceEquipment rentalSuppliesMarketing materialsPrintingFood, transportation, lodging costs
for VCU dental studentsVolunteers
SITE LOCATION Minimum 10,000 sq. ft.
Waiting area
Large main clinic area
Water and Electricity
Sufficient parking
POSSIBLE VENUES High school gymnasiums Civic or conference
centers Catering halls Indoor sport facilities Airport hangers
ROLE OF THEVDA FOUNDATION
Facilitate participation of:o VCU School of Dentistryo Dental professionals
Assist with event layout
Provide :o Overall guidanceo Portable equipmento Dental supplies (at cost)
Approach the VDAF when…
Community support
$20,000 pledged
Site location
The MOM Experience
Paying it forward……
“I am a rising junior in the school of dentistry at VCU, and if everyday of my dental life is at least half as rewarding as one day of service in Wise County, I will be a very blessed person. I praise the VDA…”
Griffin CrossVCU School of Dentistry
Creating smiles . . .
Changing lives…
www.vdaf.org
The MOM Experience
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