Oklahoma News Report

2,000 or more people spent one or two nights lined up in the cold to get dental work at the Tulsa Convention Center today and tomorrow thanks to a massive free dental clinic organized by Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, the Delta Dental Charitable Foundation and Oklahoma Dental Association.

Hundreds of dentists, hygenists and other medical professionals, as well as dental students, are donating their time to do cleaning, fillings, extractions, restorations and root canals.

The event is intended to help those who can’t afford dental work but no proof of eligibility is required. Proceedures are being performed on a first come, first served basis on adults and children.

Organizers tell us next year a similar event will be held in Oklahoma City, and the year after that it will move to McAlester.