New Mexico
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
New Mexico Dental Association Foundation - Donated Dental Services (DDS) Program
• DDS volunteers provide comprehensive treatment to eligible patients• Volunteers do not provide emergency services
Eligibility
Applicants must lack adequate income to pay for dental care and:• Have a permanent disability, or
• Are elderly: age 65 or older, or
• Qualify as medically fragile
All counties are OPEN for applications
All applications must be submitted through a DDS Coordinator
Contact
Megan David, DDS Program Manager505.298.7206 x204
505.554.3836 (fax)
mdavid@nmdaf.org
New Mexico DDS
P.O. Box 16854
Albuquerque, NM 87191
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
186
Volunteer Dentists in New Mexico
95
Volunteer Laboratories in New Mexico
Volunteers Needed
Please volunteer! We need general dentists, specialists and labs willing to donate their skills and time, and the funding to make more treatment possible. More Information
Sponsors & Funders
- New Mexico Dental Association
- Albuquerque Community Foundation
- Carl C. Anderson, Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation
- Blue Cross, Blue Shield NM
- United Way of Central New Mexico
- University of New Mexico Department of Dental Services
- Albertsons/Safeway Foundation
Lena (left), age 79, is a retired employee of a motorcycle parts factory. Her dental disease included missing and broken teeth and exposed roots and she had not seen a dentist in 10 years. Lisa Christy, DDS, donated an upper reline and a lower partial, restoring Lena’s oral health and bringing back her smile.