81R5341 BGU-D
By: Alonzo H.R. No. 306
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental
Association Smiles Foundation each year sponsor numerous two-day
Missions of Mercy across the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, During that period, the groups' charitable dental
clinics administer much-needed oral health care to countless
Texans, thanks to the dentists, laboratories, and non-dental
personnel who donate their services to help others; and
WHEREAS, By the close of 2008, the Texas Missions of Mercy had
provided more than 12,000 residents of the state with dental care
worth nearly $4.5 million; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental
Association Smiles Foundation continue to provide those in need
with important access to dental care, thus contributing to the
improved health and well-being of many people; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Dental
Association and Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation for
offering vital dental care to their fellow Texans through the 2009
Texas Missions of Mercy; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for these two groups as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.