Colorado
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
Services
• DDS volunteers provide comprehensive treatment to eligible patients• Volunteers do not provide emergency services
Eligibility
Applicants must lack adequate income to pay for dental care and:• Have a permanent disability, or
• Are elderly: age 65 or older, or
• Qualify as medically fragile
Due to lengthy wait lists, applications are NOT being accepting in Mesa county
Click here to download and print an application
Contact:
Inside Denver Metro Area
Kevin McGrellis, DDS Coordinator303.534.3931
303.534.5290 (fax)
kmcgrellis@DentalLifeline.org
Outside of Denver Metro Area
Tyler Miller, DDS Coordinator303.534.3863
303.534.5290 (fax)
tmiller@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado
1800 15th Street, Suite 100Denver, CO 80202
To request an application please call the toll free number: 888.235.5826
Bridge/Campaign of Concern
Bridge/Campaign of Concern
• Bridge/Campaign of Concern is a dental outreach program to help developmentally disabled individuals by bringing hygienists into schools, vocational centers, and group homes• Hygienists provide preventative educational services to people with poor oral hygiene
• Information from screenings is used to prioritize referrals for treatment and guide staff in providing oral health instruction.
Coordinator Contact Information
If you are interested in educational resources for your agency, please contact:Stacy Varouh, MSW
303.407.1108 or svarouh@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Dental House Calls
Dental HouseCalls
Dental HouseCalls brings care to people who cannot easily travel to dentist’s offices, including:• Residents of nursing homes
• Homebound individuals
• People with developmental disabilities attending day programs or living in residential centers
A fully equipped, portable dental office is transported in a van and set up at bedside or in a facility, enabling dentists to provide treatment. Most of the people have very little income and, without this service, would go without care.
The program is staffed by a full-time Coordinator who drives the van, sets up and dismantles the equipment, helps the dentists at chair side and schedules the dentists, facility visits and patients.
Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Total Patients Served: 851*Patient Visits: 1130
Value of Services: $607,771
Participating Dentists: 6
*Includes 838 patients in 19 facilities and 13
homebound patients
Coordinator Contact Information
Rick Sullivan at 720.287.6197 orrsullivan@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
739
Volunteer Dentists in Colorado
206
Volunteer Laboratories in Colorado
$31M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Colorado
12,205
Patients treated in Colorado since 1985
Volunteers Needed
Please volunteer! We need general dentists, specialists and labs willing to donate their skills and time, and the funding to make more treatment possible. More Information
Board of Directors
- Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS
President - Jeffrey T. Lodl, DDS
Vice President - Mark Thompson
Secretary/Treasurer
- Teresa Abbott
- Jamie Alvarez
- Shawn Copeland
- Matt Dunn, DDS
- Greg Hill, JD
- Adam Hughes
- Katherine Johnson, DDS
- Bob Jordan, CDT
- Brian R. Kelly, DDS
- Feather Moon
- Jeffrey A. Thompson
- Eric Van Zytveld, DDS
- Stephen A. Weinstein, Esq.
- Terrance Wolbaum, DDS
Sponsors & Funders
- Anschutz Family Foundation
- A.V. Hunter Trust
- Colorado Dental Association and its Foundation
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Colorado Department of Human Services- Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Prosthodontic Society
- Colorado Springs Health Foundation
- The Daniels Fund
- Delta Dental of Colorado
- Dentists Professional Liability Trust of Colorado
- Denver Foundation- Lowe Fund
- John G. Duncan Trust
- Metro Denver Dental Society
- Peebles Prosthetics, Inc.
- Tipton Family Foundation
- Virginia W. Hill Foundation
“Mark has an extremely positive attitude towards life and his conditions. He has been very realistic about the treatment that has been provided for him. It is always rewarding to treat someone who appreciates your time and energy like Mark does.”
–Dr. Todd Pickle, Colorado DDS volunteer prosthodontist