The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation's second Mission of Mercy exceeded its patient goal with 2,038 children and adults receiving more than $900,000 in free dental care June 25 and 26 in Sheboygan, according to the WDA.
Patients ranged in age from a 1-year-old boy to a 91-year-old woman. The first four patients waited in line for almost 20 hours after setting up a tent at 10:30 a.m. on June 24.
Clinic doors opened at 6 a.m., with care concluding by 5:30 p.m. both days. A total of 7,572 dental procedures were performed, including 1,540 fillings, 1,630 teeth extracted, 904 cleanings, and 15 root canals. Several dental labs worked with volunteer technicians to create 96 partial dentures.
A team of 953 volunteers from 158 Wisconsin communities and 10 states provided the free care. Among the volunteers were 180 dentists, 120 dental hygienists, 160 Marquette University School of Dentistry students, numerous dental assistants, and laypeople.
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