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Hygienist Breaks Down Access to Dental Care Barriers in Rural Colorado

April 20, 2017 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Hygienist breaks down access to dental care barriers in rural Colorado

Access to a dentist can be hard even with dental insurance. In Colorado, almost 1 of 5 adults have Medicaid coverage. Less than 12 percent of Colorado licensed dentists take part in Medicaid, due to a variety of factors. Some of those providers only treat a few enrollees while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado, Company News, Foundation Tagged With: children's dental coverage, CO MDI, Colorado dentists, medicaid, Medicaid colorado, Otero county

Colorado Kids Leading the Way with Healthy Choices

March 23, 2017 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Colorado kids leading the way with healthy choices

Seventeen thousand people live within the 1.5 square-mile Westwood neighborhood in Denver. Compared to Denver overall, Westwood residents earn just over half the median household income. Almost half the residents lack a high school degree and they have larger and more crowded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado, Company News, Dental Health for Kids, Foundation Tagged With: Colorado health policy, Denver children's health

Teeth Trivia Behind Musical Chart Toppers

February 14, 2017 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Teeth Trivia Behind Musical Chart Toppers

Our prized pearly whites have been gracing song stanzas long before smiling selfies were cool. But did you know oral health is the muse behind many popular lyrics? Here are 2 of our favorite smile-inspired stories. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Just for Fun Tagged With: dental songs, dental trivia, dentistry pop culture, DNCE, grammys, teeth songs, teeth trivia, the beatles

Need A Hero? There’s a Clinic for That.

April 7, 2016 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Learn about Delta Dental of Colorado’s work with the CU Heroes Clinic:

Delta Dental of Colorado donated $1 million to the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine to create the CU Heroes Clinic in 2014. Our goal: Provide a dental home with free, high-quality dental care for veteran students at CU Anschutz. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado, Foundation Tagged With: Anschutz, Anschutz Medical Campus, Buff Pride, CU, CU Heroes Clinic, dental care for veterans, dental care for vets, Heroes Clinic, support our veterans, support our vets, University of Colorado, University Of Colorado School Of Dental Medicine, veteran care

Building An Outstanding Foundation: Improving Oral Health in Colorado Communities

November 3, 2015 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Our Foundation won “Foundation of the Year!” What we did in 2015:

The Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation has been active in Colorado communities for the past 15 years, working to eradicate cavities in children. Earlier this year, National Philanthropy Day recognized us as the 2015 Outstanding Foundation, an award presented to a grant-making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado, Foundation Tagged With: award, award winning, cavity, charity, children, community involvement, delta dental foundation, dental heath, donations, giving back, grants, kids, oral health for children, oral health for kids, public charity, recognition, tooth decay in children, winning

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