Free Dental Clinic Brings Dozens to Shady Grove

Published on April 28, 2026

When registration opened for the University of Maryland School of Dentistry's spring Mission of Mercy (MOM) clinic, the slots were gone almost immediately. 

The school and Catholic Charities formalized their partnership in fall 2022, holding the first Shady Grove Mission of Mercy in April 2023. The program, which provides free dental care to underserved adults, now runs twice a year at Shady Grove.

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