EASTERN SHORE MISSION OF MERCY
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Next Clinic: March 27–28, 2026 at Wicomico County Civic Center
Please consider becoming a volunteer.
Mission of Mercy events on the Eastern Shore have been held since 2013 with the most recent in 2024. Over the span of five events, there were over 5,800 volunteers that donated 51,000 hours to help. we need your help to make the 2026 event even better.
Volunteer Registration Link Coming on September 01, 2025.
We need volunteers of all types, from people to escort patients, check in patients, to physical labor volunteers to help set up all the equipment before the event and take it all back down Saturday evening.
Please note: Once registration begins, if you are having difficulty registering to volunteer for the event, please click here and send a message. Thank you!
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
There are many ways you can volunteer in the Mission of Mercy. We need your energy, your time, your skills, and talents:
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500+ volunteer oral health professionals
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900+ lay volunteers
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Donations of supplies and food
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Financial donations
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Support from the Eastern Shore community & service organizations.
OUT-OF-STATE LICENSED
HEALTH PROVIDERS
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Will be granted a temporary Maryland License for the event.
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The Temporary Dentist License application can be found here.
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The Temporary Hygienist License application can be found here.
Clinical Volunteer Checklist
Please review prior to sending your application package to the Board.
1. ls your application completed front and back?
2. Did you sign and have the application notarized?
3. Did you enclose a certified letter with the state seal affixed from each state in which you hold a general license to practice dental hygiene, verifying that you:
1) presently hold a general license to practice dental hygiene that permits clinical practice in that state; and
2) that the license is not subject to clinical restrictions.
4. Did you enclose the NERB/ADEX Affidavit;
5. or The Experience Affidavit?
6. Did you enclose the completed Donation of Dental Services Affidavit? (Required)
7. Did you enclose the completed Malpractice Insurance Affidavit?
**Required if the entity hosting the temporary dental clinic has not provided malpractice insurance for you for the duration of the temporary dental clinic.**
8. Did you enclose proof of current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification? (Required)
9. Did you enclose court documentation of legal name change (i.e., man-iagc certificate), if the documents sent with the application are in another name?
Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners Spring Grove Hospital Center
Benjamin Rush Building
55 Wade Avenue
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
(410) 402-8511
LOCAL HOTEL INFORMATION
Room blocks for E.S.M.O.M. volunteers will be secured by September 15, 2025. Please return to this location for information after that date.
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