Barbara RollinsDirector of Logistics, MOMVDA Foundation

www.vdaf.org

The MOM Experience4 Million Virginians

Do Not Have Dental Insurance

Wise, VA July 2000

Lonesome Pine Airport

Wise County Fairgrounds

Wise

Norton City

Danville CityHenry

Martinsville CityGalax City

Radford City

Roanoke

Roanoke City

Bedford

Bedford CitySalem City

Falls Church City

Fairfax CityManassas Park City

Arlington

Alexandria City

Manassas CityFairfax

King William

Hopewell CityColonial Heights City

Petersburg CityPrince George

Emporia City

Fredericksburg City

Prince William

Winchester City

Frederick

Rockingham

Harrisonburg City

Buena Vista City

Rockbridge Albemarle

Charlottesville City

Staunton City

Augusta

Waynesboro City

Lexington City

Clifton Forge CityAlleghany

Covington City

Bristol City South Boston City

King And Queen

Franklin CityGreensville

Williamsburg CityYork

James City

Hampton City

Poquoson City

Accomack

Amelia

Amherst

Appomattox

Bath

Bland

Botetourt

Brunswick

Buchanan

Buckingham

Campbell

Caroline

Carroll

Charles City

Charlotte

Chesapeake City

Chesterfield

Clarke

Craig

Culpeper

Cumberland

DickensonDinwiddie

Essex

Fauquier

Floyd

Fluvanna

Franklin

Giles

Gloucester

Goochland

Grayson

Greene

Halifax

Hanover

Henrico

Highland

Isle Of Wight

King George

Lancaster

Lee

Loudoun

Louisa

Lunenburg

Lynchburg City

Madison

Mathews

Mecklenburg

Middlesex

Montgomery

Nelson

New Kent

Newport News City

Norfolk City

Northampton

Northumberland

Nottoway

Orange

Page

Patrick

PittsylvaniaPortsmouth City

Powhatan

Prince Edward

Pulaski

Rappahannock

Richmond

Richmond City

Russell

Scott

Shenandoah

SmythSouthampton

Spotsylvania

Stafford

Suffolk City

Surry

Sussex

Tazewell

Virginia Beach City

Warren

Washington

Westmoreland

Wythe

Wise (11)

Grundy (7)

MOM PROJECTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Roanoke (3)

Northern VA (9)

Emporia (2)

Eastern Shore (9)

Middle Peninsula (2)

Norfolk (1)

Piedmont Regional (1)

Petersburg (2)

Martinsville (1)

Goochland (1)

Average cost of a MOM project: $50,000

The MOM Experience70 MOM Projects

52,000 Patients seen

$32 million in Dental services

Provided by 19,000+ volunteers

Used as a model for 26 states

It is not about the care… but the “caring.”

The MOM Experience

Services provided:

Preventive and educationalRestorativeProsthodontics

(partials, dentures)Oral SurgeryEndodonticsPediatricsDigital radiography

Intangibles… the human touch

Why MOM?

To provide dental care to those who have “nowhere else to turn.”

OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO HOST A MOM…

WHAT NEXT?

Must Haves ~

Engaged and responsible planning committee

Support of at least one local dentist (hopefully many…)

Fundraising mechanism

Suitable location

GETTING STARTED

Group responsible for entire MOM project

Local dentist

Allow 7-12 months for planning

Workgroup chairs

PLANNING COMMITTEE

LOCAL DENTIST Meet with local VDA

Component

Local Component source of potential volunteers

Component dentists source of financial contributions

FUNDRAISINGMOM projects cost money $$$

Event spaceEquipment rentalSuppliesMarketing materialsPrintingFood, transportation, lodging costs

for VCU dental studentsVolunteers

SITE LOCATION Minimum 10,000 sq. ft.

Waiting area

Large main clinic area

Water and Electricity

Sufficient parking

POSSIBLE VENUES High school gymnasiums Civic or conference

centers Catering halls Indoor sport facilities Airport hangers

ROLE OF THEVDA FOUNDATION

Facilitate participation of:o VCU School of Dentistryo Dental professionals

Assist with event layout

Provide :o Overall guidanceo Portable equipmento Dental supplies (at cost)

Approach the VDAF when…

Community support

$20,000 pledged

Site location

The MOM Experience

Paying it forward……

“I am a rising junior in the school of dentistry at VCU, and if everyday of my dental life is at least half as rewarding as one day of service in Wise County, I will be a very blessed person. I praise the VDA…”

Griffin CrossVCU School of Dentistry

Creating smiles . . .

Changing lives…

www.vdaf.org

The MOM Experience