Aloha Medical Mission Dental Clinic

Aloha Medical Mission, a secular, nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, offers free health care to underserved people in the Pacific, Asia, and Hawai‘i. Established in 1983 by Drs. Ramon Sy and Ernesto Espaldon under its parent organization, it was the Philippine Medical Association. That first year, a team of physicians and nurses traveled to a small Philippines town and performed free cleft-lip surgery on children whose families were too poor to afford the operation.

Since then, the scope of surgeries has expanded to include other surgical specialties and dentistry. Medical services were attached to the missions, which grew in number and country diversity. In the past two years, missions have been sent to Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Nepal, and the Philippines.

In 2002, they established the only free dental clinic in Hawai‘i. This clinic continues on as AMM’s main health-care focus in Hawai‘i. They serve the 30 percent of the state population that lacks dental insurance and care for about 120 patients per month.

Contact information:

Phone:(808) 847-3400
Address: 810 N Vineyard Blvd, Honolulu, HI - 96817
Website: https://alohamedicalmission.org/