Free dental clinic rises in the DECC - Duluth News Tribune
Having waited since Wednesday, Moore will be patient No. 1 when a mega-sized free dental clinic, Mission of Mercy, begins its two-day run at 5:30 a. m. today in Pioneer Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Moore was told only a limited number of partials could be done during the all-volunteer event, but that his early arrival assured he would be one of the recipients. It was midafternoon on Thursday and Moore was sitting in the front corner chair of many set up on the floor of the DECC’s old arena. He had slept outside the DECC the night before, Moore said, and had been invited in on Thursday morning to continue his wait. Eight people had signed up by 8:30 p. m. Thursday as security was making the rounds to lock up the DECC for the night, leaving only the doors to Pioneer Hall open for any patients entering overnight. Deborah Kirpach of Duluth was settling in for the night as patient No. 6. She was in a minor car accident recently and shouldn’t be sleeping on the hard floor, she said, “but it’s worth it. ” She brought a mat to sleep on and was using her rain... She took the bus to the DECC and wasn’t able to carry everything she needed plus a tent and sleeping bag, so she left those at home, she explained. She was in line to get a check up because although she takes care of her teeth, she said she was cursed with bad teeth — she’s had four teeth pulled in the past five years. Source: www.duluthnewstribune.com
