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Veterans were all smiles at Butler dentist’s event offering free dental care

Tim DeTal thanks Dr. Matthew Weiss for the help he and his staff offered veterans at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came in to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

To help alleviate some financial pain for those who have fought for our country, Pearl Dentistry of Butler joined businesses nationwide in offering free dental care to veterans and active-duty military personnel on Friday, Oct. 11, as part of Freedom Day USA.

Pearl Dentistry offered appointments for free cleanings and fillings, and more comprehensive care was to be offered at a discount at a later date due to time restraints on the event.

Dan Waltenbaugh pulls a number out for a free gift at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came in to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Area veterans were treated to free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Robert Neupert gets a cleaning from Dr. Xiaozhu Sue Chu at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came in to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Jimmy Collett proudly wears his Vietnam veteran cap at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans could get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Office manager Carly Kramer talks to a veteran at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Dan Waltenbaugh gets a free gift at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Veteran Dennis Killean talks to other veterans about Bob Hope and their experiences overseas at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Dental instruments are laid out for use at Pearl Dentistry as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Thomas Slater gets some food after his dental procedure at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Amber Adams sterilizes and cleans medical instruments used at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Robert Neupert gets a cleaning form Dr. Xiaozhu Sue Chu at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Veteran John Buchan shows what teeth are bothering him at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Annie McAuley, left, and Megan McEntire perform tasks between patients at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
From left, Carly Kramer, Jamie Saylor and Annie McAuley work Friday, Oct. 11, at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans could get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Veteran Warren Warmen fills out paperwork to start his dental checkup at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Robert Neupert receives a cleaning from Dr. Xiaozhu Sue Chu at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Veteran Eric Puskar gets an X-ray done of his teeth as part of services provided by at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Dr. Matthew Weiss, left, extracts a tooth for veteran Tim DeTal at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Tim DeTal takes some food for later after his tooth extraction at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Office manager Carly Kramer and Dr. Matthew Weiss were working at Pearl Dentistry on Saturday, Oct. 11, as part of Freedom Day USA. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Area veterans were treated to free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Veteran Dennis Killean gets a cleaning at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Carly Kramer poses with her uncle, Dennis Killean, outside Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Kramer came up with the idea of helping veterans at the dentist’s office after experiencing herself the difficulties her uncle had trying to find services available for veterans. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Amber Adams gives an X-Ray to a veteran at Pearl Dentistry, where military veterans came to get free cleanings and fillings and other discounted services as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Dr. Xiaozhu Sue Chu talks with a patient about his dental options at Pearl Dentistry as part of Freedom Day USA on Friday, Oct. 11. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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