Community Impact
Oral health is a critical, yet often overlooked, component of overall health and wellness. That’s why, as the nation’s leading oral health philanthropist, Delta Dental works tirelessly to elevate the importance of oral and overall health in communities across the country.
Delta Dental invests in programs, research, and advocacy that expand access to oral health care, advance health equity, build resilient communities, and innovate for a healthier tomorrow.
As the nation’s largest oral health philanthropist, we invest in community programs that improve health outcomes and advance health equity.
Watch our impact video to learn more about how we support the communities where we live, work, and play.
donated throughout the U.S. in 2023 support programs in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
positively impacted by Delta Dental’s philanthropic investments to support the oral and overall health of communities across the country.
volunteered by Delta Dental employees in their communities.
Delta Dental is proud of the numerous and varied oral health projects undertaken across our 39 companies. We regularly rotate community spotlights below and invite you to explore the work of Delta Dental in your state through the search function at the bottom of this page.
Delta Dental of Connecticut supported Yale New Haven Hospital's (YNHH) Expanding Dental Homes for Head Start Children program, which provides exams, cleanings, X-rays, and fluoride treatments to children ages 6 months to 5 years enrolled in Head Start programs in the Greater New Haven area. Funding from the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation awarded YNHH a $50,000 SMILE Grant to outfit an RV for pediatric dentists and residents to provide dental care through this program.
Hawaii Dental Service supported "A Lifetime of Healthy Smiles Starts with Healthy Hearts," a program in partnership with the American Heart Association to involve oral health clinicians in the prevention and early detection of heart disease. Funding from the Hawaii Dental Service Foundation helped implement a hypertension awareness program at dental offices in underserved communities on Oahu and train dental staff to properly screen and monitor the blood pressure of more than 10,000 patients.
The Wyoming Delta Dental Foundation continued its support of the Smile Bag program, which provides oral health kits to children, youth, and adults across Wyoming to educate them on the importance of taking care of their oral health. Smile Bags are donated free of charge to daycares, schools and school nurses, food banks and backpack programs, hospices, dental offices, employers, and Boys and Girls Clubs. In 2023, funding from the Foundation for the Smile Bag program impacted the lives of nearly 21,000 children and adults across Wyoming.
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At Delta Dental, our mission is your health. As the nation's largest oral health philanthropist, we invest in the oral and overall health of our communities. In 2023, Delta Dental invested over $106 million to support programs in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, impacting over 16 million lives.
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