Economists including myself believe jobs are at the center of everything, which is why our nonprofit focuses so much on training individuals for the high-demand jobs of today and tomorrow. Dental hygienists are a prime example of a high-demand, well-paying job. In Colorado alone, demand for hygienists is projected to grow by 37% over the next decade translating to about 450 new jobs per year.
Category: News
Pikes Peak State College aims to fill workforce gap with new dental program, facility
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Foundation News
Spirits were high as representatives and attendees huddled into the new Delta Dental Oral Health Career Center for its ceremonial ribbon cutting. The crowd's sense of optimism comes as the newly renovated facility will hopefully increase the number of needed dental hygienists and dental assistants in the region and state.Â
Colorado hopes to double dental hygiene students with $5M grant
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News
A big boost in funding should help drill down the shortage of dental hygienists in our state. Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation is supplying four grants totaling nearly $5 million to expand dental hygiene programs across Colorado and increase diversity.
Four Colorado colleges granted $5M by Delta Dental to expand oral health programs
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, one of the largest funders of oral health initiatives in the state, on Monday said it’s granting a total of nearly $5 million to four colleges to help them expand existing dental hygiene programs or start new ones from scratch — all with the goal of addressing workforce shortages and diversifying the profession.
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Announces Investment in Workforce Development Pipeline to Diversify Dental Workforce Across the State
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News
Grants awarded to four public colleges will create new pathways for
dental hygienists to better serve patients in Colorado
Today, Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF) announced four grants totaling nearly $5 million dedicated to expanding and diversifying dental hygiene programs across the state in partnership with Colorado's higher education system.
Colorado will soon start licensing dental therapists in effort to help expand oral health care options
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
A 2022 bill provided the means for licensing dental therapists, a mid-level provider who could narrow the oral health equity gap. But training for them doesn’t exist in Colorado.
