Dr. Herzog has
volunteered at all nine KMOM Projects, including the
latest, in Independence, KS, where we had the
opportunity to interview him.
Dr. Mark Herzog, a general dentist from Ellsworth,
KS, was elected President of the Kansas Dental
Charitable Foundation.
Dr. Herzog received his Undergraduate degree in 1982
from Kansas-State University. He went on to receive
his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City in 1986. Since then he has
maintained a solo-practice in Ellsworth, Kansas, and
has been an active member of the American Dental
Society, Kansas Dental Society, and the Academy of
General Dentistry.
The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation was
established in 2002, from a grant from the Kansas
Dental Association Relief Fund. Its mission is to
provide funding and resources to improve oral health
in the state of Kansas. Since its inception, the
KDCF has provided $100,000 in grants targeted to
small, community based projects that focus on
collaboration between community organizations.
The primary project of the KDCF is the Kansas
Mission of Mercy program, which has treated more
than 18,500 patients with dental care valued at $8.5
million.
In
addition, Dr. Nick Rogers of Arkansas City was elected
Vice President and Mildred Bergstrom, RDH, was
elected Secretary/Treasurer.
