Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh offers dental, vision and hearing care at free clinic
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A volunteer dentist adjusts a light while seeing a patient for free restorative teeth care on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Gary Johnson, of Pittsburgh, tries on a new pair of prescription eye glasses after getting a free eye exam on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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A patient uses a phoropter during a free refraction eye exam on Friday at the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Dentist Sydney Cosgrove, center, who works for the Pittsburgh VA Hospital, conducts free restorative care for patient Cameron Shust, of the North Side, on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Dentist Philip Woo, who operates a dental practice in Ebensburg, volunteers his time doing free restorative work for patients on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh. Woo, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, was volunteering for the first time this year.
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Dental hygienists conduct free care for patients on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Volunteer dentists and dental assistants tend to patients for free restorative work on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Patient Bryon Perez, of Braddock, at right, looks into a phoropter as he gets a free refraction eye exam with volunteer Rob Nelson, who works as an ophthalmic technician with UPMC, on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Dental prosthetic technician John Kuba, who works for Maverick in Pittsburgh, works on polishing and finishing dental appliances, such as dentures and over-implant dentures, with other volunteer technicians on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Rob Nelson, at right, an ophthalmic technician with UPMC, volunteers his time on Friday to help patients with a free refraction eye exams, including patient Bryon Perez, of Braddock, during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Dental hygienist supplies are seen ready to be used on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Volunteer Elizabeth Zamagias of Pittsburgh volunteers her time helping in the sterilization department on Friday during the annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh, a free two-day clinic for dental, hearing and vision services at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
About 1,800 professional and non-professional volunteers helped patients with limited resources or access to care receive free dental, vision, and hearing services at the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh clinic Friday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
The free clinic will continue on Saturday. The clinic operates roughly from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and services are available on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis.
Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.
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