The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation is planning to host its twenty-fourth
Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Meadowlark
Building in Hutchinson, KS on January 17-18, 2025, with clinic doors opening at 5:30 a.m. both days. Local dentists Drs. Todd Esau and Jared Dye have volunteered to chair the 2025 event.
Support for this project comes entirely from donations and grants and uses no state or federal funding. Local coordinators are making contacts within the community to gain monetary and in-kind support for the project, as well as recruiting the hundreds of community volunteers necessary to make the Kansas Mission of Mercy possible. This project will cost nearly $170,000 but will leave behind nearly $1M of donated dental care in return.
There are no appointments or reservations, and patients will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Treatment options include cleanings, fillings, extractions, and dental hygiene education.
The clinic will include an estimated 100 dental chairs and it is expected that nearly 1,000
volunteers, consisting of dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, medical personnel, and
community volunteers will donate their talents to treat patients. Volunteer registration will open on December 2 and can be done online at www.ksdentalfoundation.org
Since its inception in 2003, the Kansas Mission of Mercy has provided free care to 32,942
patients with a value of $23,173,915.
