The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has given a $10,000 grant to the first-ever Florida Mission of Mercy, a program of the Florida Dental Association.
The event will be held March 28 and 29 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, according to the organization. Dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and community activists, all volunteers, will provide free dental treatment to the region's underserved and low-income population. Event coordinators estimate that nearly 2,000 people will receive treatment.
For more information about the Florida Mission of Mercy, visit flamom.floridadental.org.
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation provides grants to nonprofit community clinics and healthcare programs, striving to improve oral health for underserved children and adults through treatment and education.
The foundation provides dental benefits to more than 26 million people in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
