Free medical, dental and vision care comes to Sullivan Arena Sept. 19-20

Free medical, dental and vision care will be available to anyone at Anchorage's Sullivan Arena on Sept. 19 and 20 — no ID, no insurance, and no income requirements.

The clinic, run by the nonprofit Remote Area Medical and hosted by the Mountain View Lions Club Foundation, offers medical care to everyone. Dental and vision are more limited: patients are asked to choose between the two. Dental covers cleanings, fillings and extractions; vision covers eye exams and glasses. Dentures aren't offered.

Care is first-come, first-served, and getting seen means getting in line early. The parking lot at 1600 Gambell St. opens the night before each clinic day and stays open overnight, with doors opening at 6 a.m. Service tickets are handed out by arrival time — and anyone who leaves and comes back goes to the end of the line. There's no indoor waiting and no heated shelter, so people planning to wait should come prepared: water, snacks, warm layers, blankets, any medications they take, and a phone charger.

A second free clinic runs Sept. 12 and 13 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.