The New Mexico Dental Association Foundation and the New Mexico Dental Association are looking for dentist volunteers in the Las Cruces area to provide care to low-income New Mexicans who cannot access and/or afford care.
Thank you for helping us to create healthy smiles!
Give Kids A Smile in Your Office
If you are in the Las Cruces area and would like to sign-up to treat kids in your office please register for our GKAS program or contact Trish Rule at trule@nmdaf.org.
DACC Dental Hygiene Program
Dentist Volunteers Needed
March 20 - 24, 2023
We need your help to provide dental care to adults and children in your community through Dona Ana Community College Dental Hygiene Progam's Happy Smiles event.
Available dates and times to volunteer at Dona Ana Community College:
Monday March 20th: 11am-3pm - Exams
Tuesday March 21st: 9am-3pm- Exams
Wednesday March 22nd: 9am-3pm- Exams
Thursday March 23rd: 11am-3pm- Exams
Friday March 24th – Treatment Day*
*Anyone participating in Treatment Day will need to bring instruments, hand pieces, burs and other restorative supplies with you to the school.
Location:
3400 S. Espina Street
Las Cruces, NM 88003
For more information or to register please contact the DACC Dental Hygiene Program.
575-528-7071
Dona Ana Community College Opportunities
Dentist Volunteers Needed
Give back to your community with these rewarding volunteer opportunities.
Gadsden Campus at DACC
Dental Exams & Referrals
Provides cost dental hygiene services to anyone from disadvantaged socio-economic status who lives in the Gadsden Chaparral, Sunland Park, Anthony, and Colonias within the Doña Ana county boundaries south of Las Cruces area.
Lynn Middle School
Dental Exams & Referrals
Provides middle school students at this Title 1 school with free dental hygiene services, including dental cleanings, fluoride varnish, oral health education, disease prevention; nutritional, tobacco and vaping counseling as related to oral health.
Espina Campus at DACC
Dental Exams & Referrals
Provides services to everyone in the community is the main clinic where all instruction, assessment and evaluation of student competencies happens. Patients pay a nominal fee for treatment.
Jardin de los Niños
Dental Exams & Referrals
Provides children who are homeless and near-homeless and their families with early dental health care intervention in order to ensure less missed school days, less pain due to untreated dental disease and less dental problems.
Sponsors
New Mexico Foundation for Dental Health, Education & Research (dba. NM Dental Association Foundation)
PO Box 16854
Albuquerque, NM 87191
Office: (505) 298-7206
Fax: (505) 554-3836
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All donations are tax-deductible.
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The NMDAF is the charitable arm of the NMDA