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Media representatives are encouraged to contact us. We can provide resources about the foundation and our partners. We are also happy to connect you with one of our grantees for an interview. Videos about our work can be accessed on the foundation’s YouTube Page.
Media Coverage and Press REleases
How Sweet is the Treat? The Denver Channel Finds Out!
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
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.
Denver physician a key voice for updated juice guidelines
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
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.
Culinary Medicine
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
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.
CU Anschutz dental, medical students learn to cook for wellness from Johnson & Wales University
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
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.
Cavities Get Around Campaign: Caring for Baby Teeth
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
WesternSlopeNow.com
Dr. Kate Hart, a pediatric dentist with the Marillac Clinic, and Dr. Cassana Littler, a pediatrician with Western Colorado Pediatric Associates, share the importance of taking care of a child’s baby teeth.
Medical Dental Integration
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
KOAA – Your Healthy Family
Have you heard of the The Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation’s Colorado Medical Dental Integration Program? It’s doing amazing things in smaller communities across Colorado.
Delta Dental’s on a mission to reduce tooth decay in kids
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
KOAA5 – Your Healthy Family
The Delta Dental Foundation, a local nonprofit is on a mission to spread the word in Colorado of the importance of protecting your kids teeth. Especially when it comes to those sugary juice drinks.
Endowed Scholarship in Pediatric Preventive Dentistry Honors Executive Director’s Efforts to Help Colorado Kids Improve Oral Health
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, DDCOF Press Releases
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation and the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine have announced the “Barbara Springer Endowed Scholarship in Pediatric Preventive Dentistry.” This scholarship was established to honor Barbara Springer’s commitment to helping the underserved and to pass the torch to the next generation who share her passion for improving the dental health of Colorado’s children.
2016 Innovation Grants Recipients Announced
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, DDCOF Press Releases
Five Colorado-based organizations will work to develop next-generation medical devices and new approaches to expand access to quality oral care. Recipients of the 2016 Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Innovation Grants include researchers, nonprofits and high-tech companies throughout the Front Range.
Delta Dental foundation awards grants for tooth regenerator, bacteria-free retainer and more new tech
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Denver Business Journal
At a time when Denver business leaders are trying to promote the metro area as a pioneer in health care technology and innovation, a major foundation today put its own spin on that effort, offering its first-ever grants to research groups and for-profit companies working on out-of-the-box solutions to try to improve oral health care.
