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Standing in Line for Dental Care, Here in the First World

By Bryan Thompson
Published February 17, 2015 at 7:00 AM CST
The Kansas Mission of Mercy provides free dental care to those in need, once a year.
The Kansas Mission of Mercy provides free dental care to those in need, once a year.

Imagine waiting in line for a day and a half - just to get a tooth pulled or a cavity filled. Lots of people did just that over the weekend at the BiCentennial Center in Salina. About 400 dental professionals and hundreds of other volunteers donated their time Friday and Saturday to provide free dental care to the 1,400 people who waited in line, during the 14th Kansas Mission of Mercy. Health reporter Bryan Thompson was there and files this report.
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Bryan Thompson
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.
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