Endodontist Jeff Kotsubo, who has his practice in Santa Monica, performs a root canal on Wendy Guillen of Rancho Cucamonga during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. Dental assistant Maile Wakinekona helps out. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Dr. Karrie Chu dons her detnal loupes while doing a filling during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Loanne Licher of Temple City, left, and Larry Roseman of Monrovia patiently wait for free dental care during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Endodontist Jeff Kotsubo, who has his practice in Santa Monica, performs a root canal on Wendy Guillen of Rancho Cucamonga during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Dr. Karrie Chu does a filling on patient jennifer Chung, 25 of Montebello, during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
By 10:30 am, eighty-three people had registered for the Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Dr. Robert Shimasaki, right, fills cavities on patient Steph Losasso during Park Place Dental Care’s annual Dentistry from the Heart at the Pasadena location on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Registered dental assistant Panisha Beanez helps out. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)