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Colorado Mountain College celebrates its new dental hygiene program

The first cohort of students started learning this summer, and the ribbon cutting for the facility took place on Aug. 21

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Pikes Peak State College aims to fill workforce gap with new dental program, facility

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. 

Pikes Peak State College has new access to training facility

The new Delta Dental Oral Health Career Center opened today in Colorado Springs. The facility renovation was made possible by a $2.5M grant from the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation.

More than 4,700 children in statewide universal preschool settings to receive free oral health screenings through funding from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Innovation thrives as diverse sectors come together with a shared goal

Pikes Peak State College receives a $2.5 million grant to go toward dental programs

A $2.5 million grant from the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF) is going toward Pikes Peak State College’s (PPSC) dental assistant program.

Colorado hopes to double dental hygiene students with $5M grant

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 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


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.

CMC receives grant from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation for new dental hygiene program

CMC Vail Valley will host only program between Rangely and the Front Range to train dental hygienists

Colorado will soon start licensing dental therapists in effort to help expand oral health care options

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.