Each year, a line begins to form the night before the actual event.
Men and women bundled in coats, and loaded down with camping chairs, blankets and sleeping bags, crowd the sidewalk in front of Lake Oconee Dentistry. By the time team members begin arriving at 4:30 a.m. to set up for the day, there’s typically a crowd of at least 50 people waiting for them.
“Now, more than ever, there are people in need of dental services who have no means to afford them — whether they are unemployed or experiencing some other serious financial difficulty,” says Dr. Patti Bradley. “While there are a lot of programs available for those in need of medical care, programs for those needing dentistry don’t really exist.”
That’s why Lake Oconee Dentistry began hosting Dentistry from the Heart, a free day of dental care, in 2010.