Dental students, Esther Eiger, left, a second-year student, and Tasneem Elsafi, a fourth-year student, see a patient at the University of New England dental school on Friday.

Ben Martin, left, a fourth-year student, works on Michael McAteer, a regular patient, while second-year students Jack Edmiston, right, and Ethan Jordan, who is from Maine, watch him work.

Mariah Harding, center, a fourth-year student, talks with a patient alongside second-year student Taryn Leach at the University of New England dental school on Friday.

Ben Martin, center, works on Michael McAteer while Jack Edmiston, left, and Ethan Jordan watch Friday at the University of New England dental school.

Mariah Harding, center, talks with a patient alongside Taryn Leach at the University of New England dental school.