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 leading oral health philanthropist, Delta Dental cares deeply about elevating the importance of oral and overall health in communities across the country. Our work to expand access to oral health care, advance health equity, build resilient communities, and innovate for a healthier tomorrow charts a path toward a healthier and more equitable future.
invested in programs to expand access to care, advance health equity, build resilient communities, and innovate for a healthier tomorrow.
impacted by our mission to advance the health and wellness of all those we serve and the communities where we live, work, and play.
volunteered by team members across the country, so that our communities remain strong, vibrant, and resilient.
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.
The Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation celebrated two years of operation at the Smile Club, a dental clinic within the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County that offers preventive services and treatment coordination for underserved children. The clinic is staffed with a full-time hygienist and assistant providing preventive care and dental education outreach, and volunteer dentists who provide exams. More than half of the patients at the Smile Club have untreated caries, and almost all have Medicaid coverage or are uninsured.
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation supported the Dental Clinic at CARTI, which treats patients who need oral care before starting treatment for head or neck cancers. Patients often require an oral surgeon to perform complex teeth extractions or fit customized prosthetic devices. The community grant enabled oral health care, education, and follow-up care for uninsured and low-income Arkansans and supported patients during their cancer journey.
The Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation established the Partners for Prevention program to help promote cavity prevention in children and encourage visiting a dentist before age three. Through this program, primary care clinicians and students are trained to apply fluoride varnish to strengthen tooth enamel and prevent cavities in kids aged five and under who may be at high risk. Last year, over 1,300 fluoride varnish applications were provided during well-child visits, which has tripled since 2017.
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In 2022, through our national network of companies, Delta Dental invested nearly $109 million in programs, research, and advocacy to elevate health and wellness in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
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