Article: The Roanoke Times, Va., Joe Kennedy's A Cuppa Joe column: Free dental clinic is more than lip service.

Byline: Joe Kennedy

May 2--Dr. Terry Dickinson will have a simple message for the organizers of Roanoke's first Mission of Mercy dental outreach project when he speaks to them Thursday evening.

The message is, "Be prepared for chaos."

Fortunately, Dickinson, the executive director of the Virginia Dental Association, will assure them that everything will settle down a few hours after the program begins the next day.

At 5:30 a.m. or earlier on Friday and Saturday, underserved, uninsured adults in the Roanoke Valley will form a first come, first served line outside the Roanoke Civic Center and wait for the doors to open at 6:30 a.m.

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