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Teresa Parton and her niece Samantha wait in line to attend the Remote Area Medical free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the Appalachian mountains, in Bristol, Tenn. The Parton family does not have health insurance and attends the RAM clinics every year. Approximately two thousand uninsured and underinsured are expected to receive free medical, dental, vision and pulmonary treatments provided by volunteer doctors, dentists, optometrists, nurses and support staff.

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Kevin Luminella waits overnight to attend the Remote Area Medical free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Luminella said he walked about 20 miles and hitchhiked the rest of the way to attend. The three day clinic is held in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, one of the poorest regions in the country.

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Patients wait to be seen during the Remote Area Medical free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Uninsured family Betty, James Jr. and James Ramsey wait at dawn to attend the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Volunteers await patients at the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Uninsured patient Mary Smith waits to receive dental care.

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A patient receives dental care from volunteers Dr. David Reczek of Boston and dental student Yasmin Gonzalez from Champaign, Ill., at the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Patients wait to have teeth extracted.

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Tara Hughes, 5 months pregnant, has a tooth extracted during the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Patients wait to receive dental care at the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Uninsured patient Leah Sessor has her blood pressure taken.

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A patient receives eye drops at the Remote Area Medical free clinic.

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Volunteer registered nurses Gerri Whitmire and Karin Huster, who both traveled from Seattle, rest at the end of the day after working at the Remote Area Medical free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

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