2,000 patients receive free dental care at Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Fla.-A two-day dental clinic started on Friday at Daytona Beach and gives people access to the care needed.

Large lines of optimistic patients wrapped around the continental high school early on Friday to prepare for the event that started at 7am.

Many people line up in the early morning hours in the morning as the event is on the basis of a top priority.

Along with these patients there were hundreds of volunteers, from dentists to dental hygiene, from all over the central Florida area, preparing to serve those who need emergency dental care.

The Florida Mission of Mercy event is funded by the Florida Dental Association (FDA) and is carried out on the condition that it provides relief from the pain and infection of unprocessed dental diseases at no cost.

The FDA Foundation expects to treat up to 2,000 patients during the two -day event.

On Friday, less than two hours after the spring of the doors, the volunteers had already been removed from people because they had exceeded their day’s limit.

A ticket system allows patients to check in on the site and return for their specified appointment time, depending on the type of care they need.

This year’s event also includes a Veterans Initiative Initiative to give local veterans the opportunity to prepare to take priority care in both days of the clinic

For some people, receiving dental care comes at the cost of other necessary expenses in their lives.

This is the case of the resident of Winter Haven Erica Bailey, who led 2-1/2 hours to Daytona Beach.

Accompanied by her mother, the couple left their home at 1am. to reach the line at 3:30 am

Although she had to wait almost four hours in a row with hundreds of other people, Bailey said it was worth it.

“I have no dental insurance, I have no coverage. My mother has no coverage,” said patient Erica Bailey. “And we have medical children at home, so our budget is already very tight.

“My mother’s dentures were crushed and now she has no method of food and we are not able to look for dental care for this and I don’t have the money to spend on my teeth, because then my children should do without their medical treatment.”

Bailey said that without these kinds of events, he does not get the dental treatment he needs.

She explained that she was turning with her eldest son to receive dental care. Last year, she took the care she needed at an event in Lakeland and this year is her turn.

“I had no cure for a year because I sacrificed my treatment so that my son could have treatment and we could turn off with medical children at home,” he said.

Bailey has four boys ranging between ages 2 and 28. Two of them have muscular dystrophy and another has one form of brain palsy.

“Today is my self-care,” added Bailey, who was willing to see her mother take the care she needed.

Among those who look forward to providing this care to patients are Dr. Brenna Kovever, a Seminole County dentist and the Chairman of the Foundation Foundation of Florida Foundation.

This is the third year volunteering at Florida’s event Mission of Mercy and said he never got older.

“We are so grateful that we can give back to our community to the fact that these patients come, with pain or infections or embarrassment cosmetics and we are able to help the services to help them feel better about themselves, to help them be healthier before they leave that day.

He said that bridging the gap in facilitating access to dental care is one of the main drivers behind this fact.

“This is one of the main reasons for these events we set is to help improve this access to patient care across the state of Florida, giving them free access to dental care. He said.

Rosie Wood is the guardian of two young boys who needed dental care, including a root tube. But he said he didn’t have the luxury of paying to get these procedures to a regular dentist.

“We already examined the costs for the radical channel and I had three dentists and I still had to pay more than $ 400 per tooth out of the pocket, so I knew it would be expensive, but it needed it when I saw the advertisement, I’m like,” at least we could try. “

Each year the event takes place in a different location.

Previous shipment of Florida The events took place in Tampas, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tallahassee West Palm Beach and Lakeland. According to the FDA Foundation, Mom’s event has given dental care to more than 15,000 patients throughout the sunshine for approximately $ 17 million in dental care.

The parking will be unlocked at 5:30 am On Saturday and patients are called upon to begin to arrive early because the turnout was high and Saturday is usually the most busy in these events.

Patients are called upon to use entrance to Clyde Morris Avenue to facilitate parking once in the hotel area.