Oklahoma Mission of Mercy

To see a 100-chair dental clinic materialize in a matter of hours — and hundreds of volunteer dental professionals and lay volunteers from all over the state gather together in one place to ease pain and change lives — is nothing short of miraculous. And it’s a miracle seen every February in Oklahoma.

OkMOM

OkMOM is a two-day free dental clinic event designed to meet the critical needs of patients by providing donated dental care to as many adults and children as time and volunteers will allow. Treatment is given on a first-come, first-served basis and there is no eligibility or income requirement to seek treatment.

The event is a fully-functional dental facility with 100 patient chairs, and offers a variety of services including cleanings, fillings, extractions, and limited anterior (front teeth) crowns.

Thanks to volunteer dental professionals and others, OkMOM has treated more than 20,000 patients across the state since 2010. OkMOM events have been held in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, McAlester, Lawton, Enid, Woodward, and Durant.

With an annual budget of about $150,000, each OkMOM event delivers more than $1.2 million worth of donated dental services!

From 2010 to 2024, Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation (DDOKF) partnered with the Oklahoma Dental Association (ODA) and the Oklahoma Dental Foundation (ODF) to produce this annual event.

DDOKF served as the event underwriter, contributing $125,000-$150,000 each year, with dozens of Delta Dental employees volunteering annually.

For information about future OkMOM events, go to okmom.org.