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Kristy White, right foreground, of Stuart, waits with another prospective dental patient during the opening day of the Mission of Mercy free dental care program Friday at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester. White said she started lining up for the program early on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Harvison
Oklahoma Dental Association President/Oklahoma Mission of Mercy 2012 Chairman Dr. Doug Auld, left, joins Delta Dental CEO John Gladden, right, as they stand on the second story level at the Southeast Expo Center on the first day of the Mission of Mercy on Friday. Below are dental workers, volunteers and some of the many individuals who were treated on opening day. Photo by Kevin Harvison

February 4, 2012

By MJ Brickey Staff Writer The McAlester News-Capital Sat Feb 04, 2012, 11:25 AM CST

McALESTER — Oklahoma Mission of Mercy kicks off with approximately 700 people waiting at the door at 5 a.m. on Friday at the Southeastern Expo Center and had treated 941 people by the end of the day.

According to Oklahoma Dental Association President, Oklahoma Mission of Mercy event Chairman and local Dentist Dr. Doug Auld, approximately 600 of them waited outside for care over night.

Auld said that the Expo opened up two of the other buildings on site for the people who waited over night to take shelter from the cold in and that there were approximately 300 in each building.

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