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The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry’s (MFD) mission is to facilitate pro bono dental care to improve oral health and maintain dental function for Maryland adults (18+) with intellectual, physical, or developmental disabilities who are unable to pay for their dental care. The MFD is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) formed in 1989 by caring dentists willing to help underserved Marylanders access dental care.
For more than 30 years, the MFD has facilitated pro-bono dental treatment statewide, resulting in 90% of our patients enjoying good oral health. The MFD program operates statewide in all 24 counties including Baltimore City. It is important to note that MFD volunteer dentists see MFD patients an average of seven times in their private dental offices. Often, our MFD patients have not been evaluated or treated by a dentist in years, and sometimes in decades. Since oral health has such an impact on general physical health, our patients’ health is improved tremendously by seeing an MFD volunteer dental provider. Some of our patients are referred to the MFD program because their state of dental health is bad enough to restrict their treatment for cancer or organ transplant. Once the patient completes their treatment through the MFD program, they can go on to get treatment for cancer or be added to the organ transplant list, giving them a chance to receive medical treatments that can change their quality of life.
Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022, the MFD coordinated treatment for 242 patients, who received over $615,917 in donated dental care and $39,862 in donated laboratory care totaling $665,779 in donated care to eligible Maryland residents. As of July 2022, the MFD reached a major milestone as our volunteer dentists and volunteer laboratories have donated over $25 million dollars in services serving over 11,678 eligible Maryland residents (and counting).
