Remote Area Medical
RAM® Clinic
Join us for a free mobile dental/medical/vision clinic hosted by the NM Dental Association Foundation and Remote Area Medical (RAM®) to provide free, high-quality dental, medical and vision services.
Gallup, NM
March 15-16, 2025
Patient Information
2025 Free Denture Clinic
Join us for our annual NM Mission of Mercy Denture Clinic, a free two-day clinic, in collaboration with the Global Denture Alliance and the New Mexico Dental Association providing free dentures to to New Mexicans who cannot access and/or afford care.
Albuquerque, NM
April 4-5, 2025
Patient Information
2025 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
Children’s Dental Screening & Education
We are looking for volunteers to provide dental screenings for children 1-15 years old at the 4th Annual Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID)/Gathering of Nations.
Expo New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
April 25-26, 2025
Volunteer Registration
(Coming soon)
2026 Denture Clinic
Albuquerque
Join us for our annual NM Mission of Mercy Denture Clinic, a free two-day clinic, in collaboration with the Global Denture Alliance and the New Mexico Dental Association providing free dentures to to New Mexicans who cannot access and/or afford care.
Albuquerque, NM
April 17-18, 2026
Volunteer Information
Patient Information
(Coming Soon)
2026 Nizhoni Smiles
Health Fair
Join us in making a difference! Nizhoni Smiles Dental Clinic, in partnership with the New Mexico Dental Association Foundation, Society of American Indian Dentists, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NM, UNM College of Nursing, and others, is hosting a Free Health Fair for the community.
We are seeking both professional and general volunteers to help make this day a success.
Shiprock, NM
July 18, 2026
Volunteer Registration
Patient Information
(Coming Soon)
2026 NM Mission of Mercy
Volunteer Regisgtration
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Join hundreds of other volunteers in helping treat people in under-served populations that need our help in providing dental/medical care.
Expo NM
Albuquerque, NM
November 6-7, 2026
Volunteer Registration
(Coming soon)
2025 Veteran Dental
Stand Down
Volunteer Registration
Join us in providing essential dental care to veterans in need. We are seeking both professional and general volunteers to help make this day a success.
Patients by appointment only.
Santa Fe, NM
September 13, 2025
2025 Nizhoni Smiles
Health Fair
Join us in making a difference! Nizhoni Smiles Dental Clinic, in partnership with the New Mexico Dental Association Foundation, Society of American Indian Dentists, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NM, UNM College of Nursing, and others, is hosting a Free Health Fair for the community.
We are seeking both professional and general volunteers to help make this day a success.
Nizhoni Smiles
Shiprock, NM
September 20, 2025
2026 NM Mission of Mercy
Volunteer Regisgtration
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Join hundreds of other volunteers in helping treat people in under-served populations that need our help in providing dental/medical care.
Expo NM
Albuquerque, NM
November 6-7, 2026
Volunteer Registration
(Coming soon)
2025 Veteran Dental
Stand Down
Volunteer Registration
Join us in providing essential dental care to veterans in need. We are seeking both professional and general volunteers to help make this day a success.
Patient appointments are required to attend.
Santa Fe, NM
September 13, 2025
2025 Nizhoni Smiles
Health Fair
Join us in making a difference! Nizhoni Smiles Dental Clinic, in partnership with the New Mexico Dental Association Foundation, Society of American Indian Dentists, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NM, UNM College of Nursing, and others, is hosting a Free Health Fair for the community.
We are seeking both professional and general volunteers to help make this day a success.
Nizhoni Smiles
Shiprock, NM
September 20, 2025
2024 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
Children’s Dental Screening & Education
We are looking for volunteers to provide dental screenings for children 1-15 years old at the 4th Annual Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID)/Gathering of Nations.
Expo New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
April 26-27, 2024
Volunteer Registration
(Coming soon)
2026/2027 Emerging Leaders
Celebration of Dentistry Dinner
Join us for a Celebration of Dentistry dinner! We want to celebrate the amazing dentists in our communities and encourage students to join the profession. There will be a cocktail reception, delicious meal, networking opportunities, and a silent auction.
Event Center at Sandia Golf Club
Albuquerque, NM
February 12, 2027
Register Today!
(Coming Soon)
Give Kids A Smile
In mid-February we are kicking off Give Kids A Smile in office events to provide dental care for kids in need in our community. If your office would like to give back to the community, and serve underprivileged kids please register.
Dentist Volunteers
Las Cruces Area
We 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. Several rewarding opportunities are available.
Looking for Hygienists, Hygiene Students, & Dental Assisting Students
We are looking for hygientsts, and hygiene and dental assisting students to teach oral health education classes to children in New Mexico.
The class is yours to create!
2022 NM Mission of Mercy
Volunteer Regisgtration
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Join hundreds of other volunteers in helping treat people in under-served populations that need our help in providing dental/medical care.
Farmington, NM
Sept. 23-24, 2022
2022 NM Mission of Mercy
Patient Appointment
Register to attend NM Mission of Mercy (NM MOM) dental clinic where dental treatment is provided at no cost to New Mexicans who cannot access and/or afford dental/medical care.
Farmington, NM
Sept. 23-24, 2022
Online Auction Fundraiser
May 31 - June 12, 2022
We are auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to raise money to create healthy smiles in New Mexico. There is something for everyone, and every sold item will ensure that we can continue our efforts to improve access to oral health care and oral health literacy in the state of New Mexico.
2022 Free Denture Clinic
The 3rd annual NM Mission of Mercy Denture Clinic, a free two-day clinic, in collaboration with the Global Denture Alliance and the New Mexico Dental Association.
Albuquerque, NM
April 29-30, 2022
Remote Area Medical
RAM® Clinic
Join us for a free mobile dental/medical/vision clinic hosted by the NM Dental Association Foundation and Remote Area Medical (RAM®) to provide free, high-quality dental, medical and vision services.
Las Vegas, NM
March 11-12, 2023
Volunteer Information
Patient Information
Give Kids A Smile
In mid-February we are kicking off Give Kids A Smile in office events to provide dental care for kids in need in our community. If your office would like to give back to the community, and serve underprivileged kids please register.
Emerging Leaders Zoom Webinar
The NMDAF and the NMDA are joining together to provide leadership programming in the New Mexico dental community.
For our second event, we will be hosting a virtual event called “What Practice Model is Best for Me?” Dr. Hollingsworth-Ryals, Dr. Rivers, Dr. Pereyra, and Melanie Valasquez, Vice President Sr. Lead Relationship Manager for Bank of the West, will explore some different practice models: private practice, public health, and DSO
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