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SUMMER: WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN HAS THE STORY. [INDISCERNIBLE] BOB: THEY SAY THIS IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN SEMINOLE COUNTY, THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY CLINIC NOW OFFERING FREE DENTAL CARE AT ITS OFFICE HERE IN LONGWOOD TO ANYONE ALL YEAR LONG. THE OFFICE HAS THE CHAIR, THE X-RAY MACHINE, AND THE TOOLS, BUT THIS DENTIST OFFICE WON’T COST YOU ANYTHING. >> WE JUST WANT TO SHOW LOVE AND COMPASSION. BOB: DR. AMER AL-SHAREEF IS WITH THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY CLINIC, WHICH HAS BEEN OFFERING FREE HEALTH CARE AT ITS OFFICE ON WILMA STREET IN LONGWOOD SINCE 2017. NOW THEY’RE EXPANDING THAT TO DENTAL CARE AS WELL. AND IT’S FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT. >> IT IS FOR EVERYBODY, ANYBODY WHO SHOWS UP TO THOSE DOORS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO BE SEEN. I DON’T CARE WHO YOU ARE, WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK, WHAT RELIGION, WE HAVE ZERO QUESTION ASKED. [APPLAUSE] BOB: LONGWOOD’S MAYOR MATT MORGAN CUT THE RIBBON TODAY AT THE CLINIC. FOR NOW, THEY’LL FOCUS ON BASIC SERVICES, LIKE CLEANINGS, TOOTH EXTRACTIONS, AND FILLINGS. EVENTUALLY THEY HOPE TO ADD ROOT CANALS AND COSMETIC SERVICES AS WELL. THE DENTISTS ARE TAKING TIME OUT FROM PRIVATE PRACTICES TO DO THIS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. >> IT IS HUMAN BEING HELPING HUMAN BEING. THAT’S ALL. BOB: I AM TOLD THE FIRST A

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