Commonwealth Fund Report

Congratulations, Iowa! Iowa ranks at the top of the nation in health care for children, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. “Early screening for childhood diseases, preventive services, and health care access for kids from lower-income families are just a few examples of how Iowa leads the nation,” notes Thomas Scholz, MD. “The Commonwealth Fund report cites Iowa’s policies and public-private partnerships as models for other states to follow”. One such program is the Iowa Mission of Mercy of which I had the honor to be a part of this past November. Through the introduction of this program over the past two years, more than 1,000 volunteers have worked to provide 1,500 people with a total of $950,000 in free dental care. That’s a lot of numbers and a lot of smiles! And, as you know, I love to make smiles happen. The date has just been announced for next year, so set your calendar for November 18-19 to join this wonderful program in Sioux City so you can make smiles happen as well.

Check out the website!
http://www.iowadental.org/events_calendar/iowa_mission_of_mercy.cfm


With some young patients at the Iowa Mission of Mercy last year.