Pop-up clinic performs $1.5M in free dental work for more than 1,400 patients in need

Free dental services session serves hundreds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of radical passim the greater Jacksonville country received escaped dental enactment worthy much than $1.5 cardinal Saturday.

The Florida Mission of Mercy wrapped up a two-day dental session sponsored by the Florida Dental Association Foundation.

More than 1,400 radical stopped by the pop-up dentist bureau wrong the Prime Osborn Convention Center.

“We effort to get radical retired of pain. Some of the procedures that we absorption connected are dental extractions, restoration, cleanings and dentures,” explained oral surgeon Dr. Dan Gesek.

Heidi Fisher was among those who took vantage of the escaped dental care. She said she feels much confident.

“I americium conscionable truthful thankful due to the fact that if it wasn’t for these people, I would not beryllium capable to spend to bash this and I would not beryllium capable to get it done,” Fisher said. “I americium trying to question much employment due to the fact that I mislaid my occupation due to the fact that of COVID past year, and I don’t privation to spell with atrocious teeth. I enactment astir the public. It’s embarrassing. I wasn’t successful existent pain. I was disquieted much teeth were going to autumn out.”

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Nine-year-old Caleya is astir to commencement schoolhouse with a steadfast grin and she’s promising to devour steadfast nutrient for her teeth.

“I americium going to spell into the 4th grade!” she said. “I americium going to get a bony pulled and I conjecture get shots successful my mouth.”

Dr. Natalie Car Bustillo has been practicing for much than 23 years.

“I deliberation we person a peculiar accomplishment successful dentistry that we tin supply patients to beryllium capable to hole their teeth, get them retired of pain, children acceptable them up for a lifetime,” she said.

The adjacent Florida Mission of Mercy dental session is March 11-12, 2022 successful Tallahassee.

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