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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental |
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Association Smiles Foundation sponsor numerous visits by a mobile |
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dental clinic to communities across the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, With the crucial support of dentists, laboratories, |
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and non-dental personnel who donate their services to help others, |
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the Texas Mission of Mercy program offers basic dental care free of |
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charge to uninsured Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2001, TMOM events have provided more than |
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29,000 patients with care valued at nearly $15 million; on November |
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11 and 12, 2016, the first TMOM event to focus on Texas veterans was |
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held at the Cummings Recreation Center in Dallas; over 80 dentists |
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and another 388 volunteers participated, providing dental care |
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valued at nearly $482,000 to the 462 veterans in attendance; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental |
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Association Smiles Foundation are making an immeasurable |
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difference in the lives of those they serve, and all who make the |
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Texas Mission of Mercy possible are indeed deserving of deepest |
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appreciation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Dental |
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Association and Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation for |
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offering vital dental care to their fellow Texans through the 2018 |
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Texas Mission of Mercy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for these two groups as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 372 was adopted by the House on February |
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22, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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