Colorado debuts a new program to bring free oral health care to thousands of children.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
