Category: Media Coverage

KOAA 5 The foundation works with the South Eastern Colorado Area Health Education Center (SECAHEC) to eliminate childhood tooth decay in the Pueblo region. SECAHEC volunteer and intern Jasmine Hall talks about the difference the Cavities Get Around Campaign is making in her community.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Dr. Tom Lavery, Chief Dental Officer at MarillacHealth, wrote in response about a recent editorial, “Get thee to a dentist.” MarillacHealth received grant funding from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation through the Colorado Medical-Dental Integration project.

Alamosa News From homeless refugee to dental hygienist, Maria Matias’ journey began many years — and many miles — ago in Guatemala. Matias is now a registered dental hygienist splitting her time between Denver and Alamosa.  

Fox 4 News Bright by Three, a foundation partner, delivers early childhood development tips directly to a parent’s phone. Kathy Brendza, the group’s Regional Program Director, talks about this free program and how to subscribe to it.

KOAA Dr. Cheryl Lerner, the Vice President of Network and Clinical Management with Delta Dental of Colorado, educates viewers on the high amounts of sugar in juice and how drinking a lot of it can be detrimental to a child’s teeth. The segment recognized the success of the Cavities Get Around campaign in reducing juice consumption in young children.

Mile High Living How much sugar is in the food items we commonly eat and drink? The Denver Channel had Wyatt Hornsby from the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation stop by to reveal the surprising amount of sugar hidden in the treats we all enjoy.

9News New recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics calling for much less fruit juice for children is, in part, a result of the work of Dr. Patty Braun, a physician who specializes in pediatrics at Denver Health and University of Colorado Hospital.

KWGN Channel 2  20 University of Colorado dental and medical students joined culinary nutrition chefs side-by-side in the kitchen for a Culinary Medicine course, hosted at Johnson & Wales University’s production kitchens. Dental and medical students were presented with case studies in their discipline.

The Denver Post The CU Frontier Center 4 Health is one of the first programs in the country to train dental, medical and pharmacy students to identify the connection between oral health and physical health.