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Media Coverage and Press REleases
New funding opportunity available for Colorado nonprofit organizations interested in improving oral health
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, DDCOF Press Releases
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation has released a request for applications from Colorado nonprofit organizations interested in implementing projects or seeking general operating support to advance oral health equity in their communities. This funding opportunity is open to organizations statewide. The goal is to strengthen opportunities for people that have historically been overlooked. Read more in our press release.
Grant money to help River Valley services to grow
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Montrose Daily Press
River Valley Family Health Center CEO Jeremy Carroll said he can’t believe the local nonprofit will add to its dental care team only nine months after adding the service to its site.
Mountain Family Health Centers Gets Grant from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF) announced that it will provide $3.3 million in funding over four years to 10 Colorado nonprofit medical practices to integrate a dental hygienist into their medical teams to provide dental services. Mountain Family Health Centers of Glenwood Springs is among the recipients.
Grant gives PIC Place nice boost
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Montrose Daily Press
When The PIC Place Executive Director Melanie Hall looked across her medical clinic recently, even she found it hard to believe that just over a year ago the location was a vacant car wash.
MMH Biting into Dental Care with $185,000 DDCOF Grant
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
A dental clinic at Melissa Memorial Hospital gained a positive nod last week when it was announced that the hospital district will be receiving a $185,000 grant in a partnership with Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation.
Grant Funding to 10 Colorado Nonprofit Medical Practices to Provide Dental Services
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, DDCOF Press Releases
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation will provide $3.3 million in funding over four years to 10 Colorado nonprofit medical practices to integrate a dental hygienist into their medical teams to provide dental services. This funding is part of Wave II of DDCOF’s Colorado Medical-Dental Integration (CO MDI) Project, which seeks to improve the oral health of underserved Coloradans. Twenty-six medical practices have received funding from DDCOF through the CO MDI Project since it launched in 2015.
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Releases New Funding Opportunity for Nonprofit Medical Practices to Provide Dental Hygiene Services
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, DDCOF Press Releases
November 28, 2017
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF) released a request for applications (RFA) from nonprofit medical practices in Colorado interested in integrating a dental hygienist into their medical teams to provide dental hygiene services. This RFA is part of Wave II of funding for DDCOF’s Colorado Medical-Dental Integration (CO MDI) Project, which seeks to improve the oral health of vulnerable Coloradans.
Colorado Clinics Combine Doctor, Dentist in One Location
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
What if you could combine appointments, such as doctor and dental, into one? That’s the idea behind a five-year project to integrate dental hygienists into 15 Colorado medical practices, including one at St. Anthony North Health Campus.
Children’s Hospital Dental Center
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Fox 31
Dental treatments are still not common among young kids. Valerie Haustein and Angela Howe talk about the dental program at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Learn more about how kids can benefit from this affordable program, which is sponsored by the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation.
How to Prevent Cavities in Kids
- Delta Dental Foundation
- News, Media Coverage
Fox 21
Kim Wolff from Healthy Child Care Colorado educates viewers on how to prevent cavities in kids and ensure they do not suffer from oral health problems as adults.
