2011 Iowa MOM Video

There are numerous opportunities for you to volunteer at the Iowa Mission of Mercy (MOM). Note all volunteers 17 years of age or younger must be accompanied by an adult. MOM is divided into several departments with each department needing various types of volunteers.

Volunteers fall into two general categories - dental/medical professionals and lay volunteers.

The general departments are:

Dental
Medical
Lay/Non-Professional

Within each category several volunteer types are needed. See below to identify areas where you can be of assistance.

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Dental/Medical Professionals

Dentists: Those with a dental degree and a current, unrestricted Iowa dental license to work in the following areas: dental triage, local anesthetic, oral surgery, restorative, endodontics, prosthodontics, pediatrics. If Iowa is not the state of issuance of your License, you must apply for a temporary license from the Iowa Dental Board. Please contact Christel at 515.242.6369.

Hygienists: Those with a dental hygiene degree and a current, unrestricted Iowa dental hygienist license to work in the following areas: hygiene, dental triage, sterilization, anesthesia, as a patient record verifier, as a dental assistant, and radiology. If Iowa is not the state of issuance of your License, you must apply for a temporary license from the Iowa Dental Board. Please contact Christel at 515.242.6369.

Dental Assistants: Those who are registered as a dental assistant with the Iowa Dental Board to work in the following areas: dental triage, oral surgery, restorative, endodontics, prosthodontics, pediatrics, sterilization.

Students: Dental, dental hygienist, dental assistant, and medical students are needed for various volunteer work based on having the appropriate credentials, experience, and supervision.

Patient Record Verifier: Stationed in each treatment area and responsible for checking the record of each patient prior to leaving the treatment area. Needs to be a dental hygienist with dental screening knowledge and a high level of accuracy. Must be able to read x-rays. Should be able to catch wrong tooth numbers, unsigned records, need for patient to go to another area for further treatment (i.e., need flipper if just had surgery).

X-Ray Technicians: Individuals with appropriate training and experience to provide or assist with panoramic and intraoral x-rays.

Lab Technicians: Individuals with appropriate training and experience to fabricate, construct, make, or repair oral prosthetics, including treatment partials.

Dental Equipment Maintenance: Individuals with appropriate training and experience to set up, maintain, and tear down dental equipment.

Front Office Staff/Billing Clerks: Experienced billing coders to track completed procedures.

LPN, RN, Nursing Students, Physician, Physician Assistants, Nurse's Aid: To conduct a medical history and check blood pressure and blood glucose levels.

EMTs: To be available with necessary equipment during treatment hours.

Pharmacist/Pharmacy Tech: To prescribe pre-medication, antibiotics and low-level pain medications.

Lay Volunteers

Other than specific areas (child care, crowd control/parking, interpreters, and those with specific physical limitations), lay volunteers will be assigned to areas as needed when they arrive to volunteer during the event.

Child care: Child care volunteers are responsible for providing care to children of patients while they seek treatment. Volunteers will work in a designated child care area and will have games, toys, and other activities to do with the children.

Crowd Control: Ensure orderliness of everyone at the event. This could be inside or outside and could include directing patients and volunteers to appropriate parking areas or directing individuals to the clinic.

Interpreters: Spanish and other interpreters will be needed in all departments.

Other lay volunteer areas include:

Food Service: Serve and clean-up food service areas for patients and/or volunteers.
Patient Escorts: Escort patients between various departments ensuring that no one is ever left alone on the clinic floor. Please note that this position may require the climbing of stairs.
Patient Exit Interviewers: Assist patients in completing exit interview.
Patient Registration: Greet and explain how the program works; direct people where they need to go to make sure they are seen in first come, first served order; and, distribute paperwork.
Room Monitor: Provide assistance to whatever process is occurring in the area you are monitoring. This may be assisting with management of patients waiting for care, assisting the next patient in line to get to their area of treatment, ensuring supplies are delivered when needed, etc.
Runners: Assist department heads as needed.
Set-up: Tables, chairs, dental units, supplies, signs, volunteer registration, food service, etc. Thursday only.
Tear-down: Disassemble equipment, pack equipment and supplies, inventory, general clean-up, etc. Sunday morning only.
Volunteer Registration: Greet and check in volunteers.
Waste Management: Empty waste, general clean-up.

Become a volunteer

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2008 IMOM Video

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Iowa Mission of Mercy

Smile Iowa

2011 Iowa Mission of Mercy
was held
November 18-19
at the Tyson Center, Sioux City, Iowa

This year's event exceeded all expectations:

Over 1,300 volunteers provided
over 1,350 individuals with
almost $1.2 million in free care.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered time and/or money to aid your fellow citizens!

Click Here to view 2011 Iowa MOM sponsors.
See below for 2011 video and photos of the event.

2012 Iowa MOM will be held at the
River Center, Davenport
October 5-6
Join us for the 5th Annual
Iowa Mission of Mercy

DONATE NOW! to the Iowa Mission of Mercy.

To view photos from past events, click here:
2011 Iowa MOM
2010 Iowa MOM
2009 Iowa MOM

To view videos from past events, click here:
2011 Iowa MOM
2010 Iowa MOM
2009 Iowa MOM

To view the video of Iowa MOM's national recognition, click here.

Mission Accomplished!

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IDA Annual Session

2011 IDA Annual Session photos

The 2013 Iowa Dental Association Annual Session will be held May 2-4, 2013, at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa.

2012 Annual Session Handouts

Dr. William Robbins - "Global Diagnosis - A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning" - Click here to view Handout 1; Click here to view Handout 2.

Dr. Barry Freydberg - "Sleep to Nuts-What You Need to Know to Get Started Treating Snoring and Sleep Apnea" - Click here to view Handout 1; Click here to view Handout 2; Click here to view Handout 3; Click here to view Handout 4; Click here to view Handout 5.

Theresa Groody - "Perfecting the Provisional Crown Process: Differentiating Material and Methods" - She will provide handout after the meeting.

Doreen Johnson - "Win the Battle Again Biofilm: Leverage the Power of Ultrasonics" - Click here to view Handout.

Terri Deal - Infection Control Update - Click here to view Handout as Powerpoint. Click here to view Handout as pdf file.

Terri Deal - Radiography Renewal Update - no handout provided.

Dr. Bruce Christopher - "Why are Women So Strange & Men So Weird?" - Click here to view Handout

Dr. Bruce Christopher - "Bambi vs. Godzilla" - Click here to view Handout.

Dr. John Hicks - "Dental Caries Update: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Prevention" - No handout provided.

Dr. Kevin Donly - "From Contemporary Minimally Invasive to Traditional Pediatric Restorative Dentistry - Click here to view Handout 1; Click here to view Handout 2; Click here to view Handout 3; Click here to view Handout 4; Click here to view Handout 5.

Dr. Alex Fleury - "New Dimensions in Endodontics" (lecture session) - Click here to view Handout.

Dr. Leslie Winston - "Improving Patient Care Through Evidence-Enhanced Practice" - Handouts will be provided on site.

Dr. Larry Weeda - "Complications of Dentoalveolar Surgery" (webcast) - Click here to view Handout.

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Calendar of Events

Meetings of Interest:

IDA Board of Trustees' Meeting	March 23, 2012	Johnston, IA
IDA Annual Session	May 4-6, 2012	Des Moines, IA

District Spring Business Meetings:

Davenport	March 28, 2012	Outing Club	Davenport, IA
Des Moines	March 2, 2012	Prairie Meadows	Altoona, IA
Dubuque	March 22, 2012	Dubuque Golf & Country Club	Dubuque, IA
Fort Dodge	March 26, 2012	Starlite Best Western	Fort Dodge, IA
North Central	March 5, 2012	NIACC	Mason City, IA
Northwest	March 9, 2012	Marina Inn	S. Sioux City, NE
Southeast	April 13, 2012	Best Western Hotel	Fairfield, IA
Southwest	March 29, 2012	Dodge Park Riverside Grille	Council Bluffs, IA
University	April 3, 2012	Clarion Hotel	Iowa City, IA
Waterloo	March 28, 2012	Isle Casino & Hotel	Waterloo, IA

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