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Dr. Diana Zschaschel

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Dr. Diana Zschaschel, left, and her assistant Ada Palacios treat 13-year-old Vergery Grubbs Jr., who has cerebral palsy, as his father, Vergery Grubbs Sr., watches. Zschaschel accepts patients with disabilities, who many dentists won't treat.

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