North Carolina Laboratory Association Gives Back

By Kim Molinaro

Posted May 22, 2013 in Labs & Profiles

For nearly a decade, the North Carolina Missions of Mercy (NCMOM) has been serving dental patients in need.* Since 2009—thanks to the North Carolina Dental Laboratory Association (NCDLA)—the organization has also been able to offer new partials, repairs and relines. Dozens of NCDLA volunteers have participated in 28 clinics and fabricated over 1,200 appliances.


"I can't tell you how valuable it's been to have the NCDLA involved," says Dr. Bill Blaylock, Director of NCMOM. "To be able to look at a patient in triage and tell him that not only can we take him out of pain but we can also restore his smile with a partial has been amazing. It's heartwarming to know the technician-volunteers care so much and want to help patients as much as they can. We couldn't do it without them."


The program holds several two-day clinics each year and serves between 600 to 2,000 patients at each event. After an initial evaluation, patients are directed to the prosthetics area for...

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  • Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT

    In her 25+ years with LMT, Kim has managed to combine her creative flair—infusing energy into our content and orchestrating some of our most popular theme issues—with the practical focus of keeping our processes...

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