Northeast Delta Dental Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Dental Lifeline Network • New Hampshire and a $15,000 grant to Dental Lifeline Network • Vermont to help vulnerable individuals in each state get critical dental care through the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program.
These grants will support Dental Lifeline Network’s efforts to help 34 people in New Hampshire receive $138,500 in comprehensive dental care, and 20 people in Vermont receive $40,660 in comprehensive dental care. DLN appreciates the invaluable support of the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation.
The funds will support the coordination of services provided through 126 dentists and 18 dental laboratories who volunteer for the DDS program in New Hampshire, and 38 dentists and 6 laboratories who volunteer for the DDS program in Vermont. DDS volunteers donate comprehensive treatment to people living with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile.
The New Hampshire DDS program has provided more than $4.8 million in donated services to over 910 patients since it began in 2002. The Vermont DDS program has provided more than $661,000 in donated services to over 145 patients since it began in 2013. The Northeast Delta Dental Foundation’s grants are a significant contribution to the cumulative national progress made for the DDS program. For over 50 years, DLN has partnered with volunteer dentists, laboratories, and strategic corporate partners across the country and connected people in need to comprehensive dentistry, exceeding $579 million dollars in donated treatment for over 172,000 individuals nationwide.
“Our support from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation continues to be vital to our mission. These generous grants to Vermont and New Hampshire’s DDS programs will allow us to change the lives of more people in these communities through oral health care,” said Jim Williamson, Chair of the Dental Lifeline Network • New Hampshire Leadership Council.
“Good oral health is essential for overall wellbeing,” explained Jennifer Beyer, Senior Manager, Northeast Delta Dental. “We are grateful to DLN for bringing healthy smiles to the most vulnerable populations.”
Northeast Delta Dental provides invaluable support to the DDS program in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. To volunteer, donate, or learn more about Dental Lifeline Network visit www.DentalLifeline.org. Dentists and laboratories can volunteer for the DDS program in New Hampshire by contacting Program Coordinator Ollie Davis at odavis@dentallifeline.org or calling 603.826.6408. Dentists and laboratories can volunteer for the DDS program in Vermont by contacting Program Coordinator Courtney Childs at cchilds@dentallifeline.org or calling 802.829.3376.
About Dental Lifeline Network
Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) is a national nonprofit whose mission is to change the lives of America’s most vulnerable adults through their coordinated system of care. DLN provides comprehensive dental care to adults living with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile and have no other way to get help. These patients receive this care through the generosity of a network of volunteer dentists and laboratories.
About Northeast Delta Dental Foundation
The mission of the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation is to improve the access to, and the quality of, oral health care and education for the public and the dental communities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. This mission is in harmony with the mission of Northeast Delta Dental to increase access to oral health education and dental services.
Delta Dental Plans of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont jointly do business as Northeast Delta Dental. The Northeast Delta Dental Foundation is funded by each of these companies and many businesses and individuals who appreciate and support our oral health mission.
For information about the Foundation, visit their website at www.nedelta.com/Foundation.
