College of Dental Medicine Join Mission of Mercy Outreach
Some of the NSU CDM students and faculty volunteers give the Fins Up.
NSU College of Dental Medicine faculty and student volunteers participated in the Florida Dental Association Foundation’s 2023 Florida Mission of Mercy in West Palm Beach on February 24-25.
Dr. Bruce Tandy
As the philanthropic arm of the Florida Dental Association (FDA), the FDA Foundation is committed to promoting dental health for all Floridians, and at NSU CDM we are proud to represent the values of the Dental Profession.
Special thanks to Dr. Bruce Tandy, our own NSU College of Dental Medicine Faculty for his knowledge and experience in helping organize Mission of Mercy(MOM).
With all the volunteer’s help, the FDA Foundation was able to accomplish the following for the communities in Palm Beach County:
- Treat more than 1300 patients
- Provide more than $1.8 million in donated dental care
- Utilize nearly 2,100 volunteers including:
- 360 Dentists
- 175 D1-D4 Students
- 225 Dental Hygienists
- 345 Dental Assistants
- 75 Foreign-Trained Dentists
- 15 Lab Technicians
- 28 Physicians, Nurses and EMTs
- 525 Pre-Dental and Pre-Medical students
- 185 Community Volunteers
Posted 03/12/23