Los Angeles — The dental area of the CareNow free medical clinic is a picture of perpetual motion at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — Robert Abbot, 77, receiving free dental care, said, "Never used these services before, very grateful to be able to."
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Los Angeles — East Los Angeles resident David Salinas, 53, receives free dental care on the first day of the free clinic.
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Los Angeles — Jerri Johnson, 6, gets a vision check.
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Los Angeles — Help in smoking cessation is one of many services offered at the free clinic.
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Los Angeles — The dental area provides a reclining chair for patients.
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Los Angeles — The dentist's chair was the first stop for many on the first day of the CareNow free health clinic Thursday at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. About 5,000 people are expected to be treated during the clinic, which continues until Sunday.
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Los Angeles — Volunteer caregivers prepare to go to work before the doors are opened on the first day of the CareNow free health clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — A dental patient prepares to open wide.
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Los Angeles — An event official gives instructions to people waiting outside the Los Angeles Sports Arena for the clinic to open.
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Los Angeles — Thousands of people line up just to be issued a wristband for admission to the CareNow free clinic to be held Oct. 20-23 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — Brenda Bryant sleeps while Stephanie Cade watches the line as they wait to be issued a wristband for admission to the CareNow free clinic to be held Thursday through Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — Thousands of people were already in line by dawn Monday as they tried to be sure to get a wristband that will gain them admission to the CareNow free clinic when it opens Thursday.
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Los Angeles — Thousands of people seeking free medical care wait Monday to be issued wristbands in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — Catharine Joseph was first in line. She's a former assistant school nurse who lost her job with the Los Angeles Unified School District and now is seeking free medical care.
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Los Angeles — Organized by CareNow, the clinic will run Thursday through Sunday and will be staffed by cardiologists, dentists, pediatricians and other medical professionals.
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Los Angeles — Paris, in stroller, and Leeloni Williams were among the 3,000 people in line Monday morning at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
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Los Angeles — Sarah Pineda, a laid-off Washington Mutual bank worker, covers her face from the cold while she waits to be issued a wristband for the free medical clinic.
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