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    Date      September 11, 2005
    Time      05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
    Station   KUSA-TV (NBC) Channel 9
    Location  Denver
    Program   9 News


              WARD LUCAS, co-anchor:

              The crime is domestic violence but the law can't always
              address the damage that sometimes is done.  Dentists in the
              Denver area have donated more than $40,000 since June to
              help repair the damage some women have suffered from abuse.
              9 NEWS Medical Reporter Dr. Stephanie Clements has the
              story of a woman whose smile is being restored by perfect
              strangers.

              STEPHANIE CLEMENTS reporting:

              She's taught her children to play.

              Ms. SALINA MARTINEZ (Patient):  I was released by
              circumstance or maybe fate.

              CLEMENTS:  To play despite the storm clouds that may
              surround them; to treasure those smiles.

              Ms. MARTINEZ:  There's a lot of times people ask you, 'Well
              how'd you lose that tooth?  What happened?'  You know, and
              you don't really want to get into the type of story that I
              have to explain that.

              CLEMENTS:  How do you explain why the man you love hits
              you?

              Ms. MARTINEZ:  I actually would not make eye contact before
              because it's just, you know--you're looking inside of
              somebody when you look them in the eyes.  And sometimes you
              can't hide what's inside if someone's really, really
              looking at you.

              Dr. STEPHEN STEIN (Metro Denver Dental Society):  Our goal
              is to try and get this tooth replaced for you.

              CLEMENTS:  But the eyes here are kind.

              Dr. CHRISTINE THEROUX (Metro Denver Dental Society):  She
              has been so grateful for everything and that's not what I
              was looking for.  I just wanted to help.

              CLEMENTS:  Salina's smile is coming back.  Some $7,000 to
              $8,000 in fillings, and soon a dental implant, will replace
              a missing tooth, all donated through the Metro Denver
              Dental Society's Domestic Violence Dental Care Program.

              Dr. STEIN:  It's a gift for her; it's a gift for us, too.

              CLEMENTS:  A gift that will certainly change her children's
              future, too.

              Dr. STEIN:  And to see that someone's, you know, taken the
              time to invest in her is gonna have a profound impact, I
              think, for them as well.

              CLEMENTS:  Now, the kindness has taken some getting used
              to.

              Ms. MARTINEZ:  That's the really important thing.  People
              don't do stuff like that for people.  I don't know where
              they get that--where they get the kindness to do that for
              somebody that they don't know.

              Dr. THEROUX:  Just seeing a normal, wonderful person like
              this.  And all that stuff that happened to her could happen
              to anyone, and I've learned a lot from her.

              CLEMENTS:  It seems that in the process of filling teeth,
              you might end up filling lives, too.

              Dr. Stephanie CLEMENTS, 9 NEWS.

              LUCAS:  So far, 104 local dentists have volunteered to
              treat domestic violence patients, giving more than $100,000
              in free dental care.

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