Volunteer Info
Thank you!
On October 27 and 28, 2023, clinical and general volunteers, joined together at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to give their time, their talent and their hearts to those in need of dental, vision and hearing care.
Thanks to our compassionate volunteers, every patient received respectful care, had their pain alleviated, their smile returned, their vision corrected, their hearing evaluated and their life improved.
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, Nov. 1 & Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024
Stay tuned to our website for the latest updates on registration.
Volunteer Roles
Below are descriptions of the many roles we will need volunteers to play over the course of the two-day event:
Patient Registration, Patient Ambassador (escort patients in the clinic), Patient Exit Interview, Volunteer Registration, Translator, Patient and Volunteer Hospitality, Set-up, Tear-Down, Technology Support.
Those with a dental degree and a current, unrestricted PA dental license or a PA volunteer dental license to work in the following areas: dental triage, oral surgery, restorative, endodontics, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry.
Those with a dental hygiene degree and a current, unrestricted PA dental hygienist license to work in the following areas: hygiene, sterilization, and radiology.
Radiology, dental triage, oral surgery, restorative, endodontics, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, sterilization, and hygiene.
Medical and nursing students are needed for various non-clinical volunteer work. We especially need bilingual students.
Individuals with appropriate training and experience to set-up, maintain, and tear down dental equipment.
Sign up in Sterilization, Patient Education or any non-clinical position.
Individuals with appropriate training and experience to fabricate, or repair oral prosthetics, including treatment partials.
Sign up for the onsite Pharmacy.
Both are needed in triage.
Individuals with appropriate training and experience to provide or assist with digital panoramic and intraoral X-rays.
Skilled in the use of fundus camera and OCT system to image the optic nerve and retina.
Licensed opticians, technicians, and others who are comfortable measuring PD and fitting patients for eyeglass frames.
Optometrists, ophthalmologists, and licensed technicians comfortable refracting adults.
Optometrists, ophthalmologists, and licensed technicians comfortable refracting adults.
You must be a licensed audiologist. You will be providing hearing testing, triage for medical ear care if needed, counseling, hearing aid fitting, phone connectivity, hearing protection and other device recommendations as needed. Assist with planning any needed follow-up care.
Under the supervision of a licensed audiologist, you will be providing hearing testing, triage for medical ear care if needed, counseling, hearing aid fitting, phone connectivity, hearing protection and other device recommendations as needed. Assist with planning any needed follow-up care.
Instructing in the use of hearing aids and other devices, troubleshooting hearing aid problems, phone connectivity solutions, introducing app-based communication solutions.
Assisting with instruction in hearing aid use and care under the direction of Audiologists and graduate students. Assisting patients in navigating the various hearing care stations.
This role is for you if you are not trained in audiology and are not an audiology student but are interested in helping with providing hearing care. You will be trained on location to assist with patient navigation of the hearing care stations and providing hearing aid maintenance instructions and after care information.
ALREADY A VOLUNTEER? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED.
Newsletter
All volunteers must review and print this newsletter as there is valuable information and protocols that you need to know prior to your arrival.
Code of Acceptable Conduct
All volunteer must read this document that explains what is expected of every volunteer.
Protocols
There will be copies at each area, but please review the appropriate protocol below in preparation for the clinic:
- Sterilization
- Dental X-ray
- Volunteer Registration
- Endodontics
- Medical Triage
- Hygiene
- Restorative
- Pharmacy
- Pediatrics
- Volunteer Registration
- Prosthodontics
- Central Supply
- Oral Surgery
- Exit Interviews
For additional volunteer information, please contact clinicalconcierge@mompgh.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. The event is Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th (setup is Thursday, October 26th).
Volunteers and Patients enter in two separate lines through the West Entrance of the Convention Center.
Yes. Breakfast and lunch are provided. We also have water, coffee, beverages and snacks available throughout the day.
Yes. Please use the Convention Center Garage. Bring your ticket with you and we will replace it with a prepaid ticket before you leave.
Yes, at the beginning of each day and during the shift overlap on both Clinic Days your Department Lead will instruct you. A detailed Newsletter on what to expect will go out about a week prior to the event. Please see your Lead or the Information Desk if you have questions.
Yes. There will be discounted rooms available at several local hotels.
Non-clinical volunteers will be covered by a general liability policy provided by MOMPGH. In most instances, a dentist’s liability insurance will cover them during this charitable event. Please send us an email if you have further questions: info@mompgh.org
Clinical volunteers should wear scrub pants and a t-shirt and will be provided with disposable gowns. Non-clinical volunteers should wear neat, comfortable clothing. Jeans are permitted and sneakers/close-toed shoes are suggested footwear. ALL volunteers will be given a Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh t-shirt at check-in and MUST be worn over your other clothing as they are color-coded by assignment. You will also receive a name badge which must be visible at all times.
Yes, of course. When you arrive onsite, choose a treatment chair and work together.
No. We are not responsible for personal items. Please bring only what you can wear or keep with you at all times.
Yes.
Yes, but you must submit a form to the State of Pennsylvania for a temporary license. For a dentist/hygienist/EFDA, please CLICK HERE. For a nurse, please CLICK HERE.
Dental personnel need to bring safety glasses and any loupes/magnifiers that are normally used. Chair-side electrical outlets will be available if needed. Each dental unit will have a portable Aseptico dental light but headlamps are helpful. You may bring your own non-fiber optic hand pieces and forceps if you wish, and our sterilization team will sterilize them for you. Please ensure your personal pieces of equipment are labeled properly ahead of the event. Equipment that will be provided includes handpieces, surgical instruments, filling material, exam gloves, gauze/cotton rolls, local anesthetics, etc. Please note that dental personnel are welcome to bring any equipment/supplies not described above. Please note that procedures and protocols will be distributed to volunteers prior to your shift, but they are posted above.
Safety
WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY SAFELY AND COMPASSIONATELY
We follow the highest level of safety precautions based on national, state, and local public health guidance.