Free health care was provided to anyone in the living without insurance at Adam's dental clinic last Saturday.

Extractions, fillings, check-ups and cleanings were some of the services that were offered free of charge throughout the day as the waiting room was filled shortly after the clinic's doors opened first thing in the morning.

However, the clinic stated while the emergency services were provided the day was about more than just fixing dental problems that had already developed.

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Sharma said there needs to be more education surrounding routine dental care and that even if you are living without insurance and can't afford regular check-ups with a dentist, there is still a lot that can be done to preserve your oral health.

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For Patrick Peers, a patient who attended the free dental clinic, that education that regular maintenance can go a long way had already began to sink in before his check-up had begun.

Peers said while the clinic was the first time in a long time that he actually saw a dentist, he was well aware he would need to come back in the future .

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SaturdaySA国际影视传媒檚 clinic was not the first free dental care day in the city, AdamSA国际影视传媒檚 has previously held a free clinic last April and Birchwood Dental offered their services free of charge in January.

AdamSA国际影视传媒檚 employees said they hoped to turn these clinics into a bi-annual event.