Dental Grant Archives | Mercy Care Atlanta

“I haven’t smiled in 35 years.”

A man with a beard and mustache wearing a gray collared shirt and a dark gray cap is smiling broadly, radiating happiness as he looks at the camera, standing against a plain beige background.

Sterling Bishop, a 57-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, flips proudly through the pictures on his phone as he shows off his beloved daughter’s wedding photos from last July. “I didn’t […]

“It’s a miracle.”

An older woman with short curly hair smiles outdoors, wearing a blue and white floral top, turquoise earrings, and a silver necklace—her joyful expression feels like a miracle amid the blurred green leafy trees in the background.

Joyce Handspike first met Rochelle Butler, DDS, while she was in a dark place – on a roller coaster of alcohol and crack use and making a living by selling […]

“It’s no small thing for me.”

An older man wearing a straw hat, glasses, and a purple plaid shirt shares a meaningful smile while sitting in a bright, spacious waiting room filled with colorful chairs.

“I got my first partials when I was sixteen,” says Wardell Jones – a now 69-year-old man who received dentures from the Piedmont Dental grant this year. “I came from […]

“I found love in the people who have helped me.”

An older woman with short black hair, wearing a red top and scarf, smiles warmly while standing near a countertop in an office setting, showing her love for helping people every day.

Pearly whites for Pearlie through her new set of dentures. At 75, Pearlie McCrimmon is soft spoken and not-so-good at remembering names. So she tells you upfront that she might […]

“Extra swagger.”

An older man with swagger, wearing a white cap, sunglasses, and a colorful vest, smiles while standing outside next to a sign for Mercy Care, a medical and support services facility.

I went to Savannah for my family reunion with extra swagger,” said Jimmy Johnson with a smile that showed his new top and bottom dentures. The 65-year-old resident of Stone […]