Information for Dental/Medical Professional Volunteers
*All Providers will be given a CTMOM provider number. Please use this number when filling out patient treatment forms.
Dental Professionals
At CTMOM Free Dental Clinics, we use clinic-owned dental equipment, hand pieces (4 hole) and, instruments. Disposable dental supplies and dental materials will be provided. If you choose to bring your own handpieces (4 hole), instruments or supplies, consider purchasing a plastic container with a lid to store and transport your instruments. Please write your name on your container.
Sterilization: ALL dental professionals are encouraged to help in sterilization. It is the department that keeps the clinic running all day long.
Direct Patient Care: Dental professionals help in all operative areas of the clinic providing optimal dental care to our patients.
Non-clinical Options: Dental professionals’ skills and expertise are helpful in areas that do not provide direct patient care. These areas include:
- Pre-Routing; Interviewing patients outside to find out their chief complaint
- Post Op: Instructing patients on post operative care
- Checkout: Helping to identify if treatment forms are filled out accurately, evaluating radiographs to determine that information is complete in accordance with secondary treatment plans, and entering data into the software.
Medical Professionals
Requirements for volunteering in medical triage are as follows: MD, APRN, RN, PA-C, EMTs, and Paramedics. We also have nursing, PA, and medical students that volunteer with faculty supervision. Blood pressure monitors will be provided but please bring your own stethoscope. Medical volunteers are also able to volunteer in any of the community volunteer departments including patient escort, hospitality, and patient or volunteer registration.
Pharmacists: Working with our Pharmacist lead in dispensing medications at the clinic and identifying of written prescriptions are filled out properly.
Requirements for volunteering as a massage therapist are as follows: must be a licensed massage therapist (LMT). Please bring your own massage chair.
Items That Will Be Supplied For Your Use (Dentists & Hygienists)
•Amalgam and bases
•Amalgamator
•Anesthetics
•Articulating paper
•Burs
•Cement
•Chair covers
•Composite
•Cotton rolls
•Curing lights
•Dental Floss
•Disinfecting wipes/surface disinfectant
•Disposable instrument trays
•Disposable prophy angles
•Dry angles
•Endo supplies
•Etch/bond
•Fluoride varnish
•Gloves
•Hand mirrors
•Hand pieces—High and low speed
•Hand piece lubrication
•Instruments
•Liquid hand sanitizer
•Level 3 Surgical Masks
•Matrix bands and wedges
•Patient bibs, bib holders
•Pens, markers
•Prophy paste
•Q-tips and topical anesthetic
•Safety glasses
•Saliva ejectors and HVE tips
•Sealants
•Stainless steel crowns
•Sterilizer pouches
•Syringes and needles
•Toothbrushes
•Toothpaste
There is a volunteer lounge available for breaks. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Please note: There are no secure areas for your personal belongings.