5th Dentistry With a Heart offers free dental services starting at 7 am Saturday

The fifth annual Dentistry With a Heart offers free dental care to residents in need Saturday morning. Hosted by the Center for Dental Excellence at 212 East College Street, the event brings together dentists, dental assistants and others from across the region who volunteer their time to see and treat patients who don’t have dental insurance or cannot afford dental care. Patients can receive a free cleaning, one free filling or a free extraction and those in need of additional services will be referred for treatment. The event will be 7 am to 1 pm and organizers who to be able to treat at least 150 patients in that time. The services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and the line will begin forming at 6 am Saturday. For more information on the fifth annual Dentistry With a Heart program, call Amanda Tummins at The Center for Dental Excellence at 446-2372.