Photography by Kris Kennedy
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Patients arrive with their parents for triage early Sunday morning.
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Connie Palomo Villarta and her sister are all (Austin) smiles.
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Gaby Martinez, RN, entertains the children in the waiting area.
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Anesthesiologists evaluate a prospective patient.
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Blind and deaf since birth, Mela Sangado Zaldivar rests on her mother’s shoulder.
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Applause for Austin Smiles!
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A handsome smile.
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Dr. Mary Zavala, anesthesiologist, meets patients in triage.
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“Who’s there?”
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Local orthodontists join Austin Smiles’ Dr. Harshbarger, Dr. Hill and Dr. Schuster for a patient evaluation.
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That’s one tough cookie.
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A boy and his mother wait for his evaluation.
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Plastic surgeon Dr. Mahlon Kerr consults with a patient’s mother.
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A boy laughs with his mother.
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An infant rests in the arms of her mother.
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A future doctor?
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A boy and his father have fun.
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Julie Loney, SLP, explains the anatomy of speech with a patient.
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“You lookin’ at me?”
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Dr. Tom Sentz makes notes on a dental patient.
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Patients waiting … patiently.
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“Yeah, I’m cool and I know it.”
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Two thumbs up for Austin Smiles!