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
Veterans
If you are a veteran who meets the qualifications above, please apply to the program by clicking the button below. Even if your county is closed, you may still apply.
VETERANS - APPLY HERE
Click here to download and print an application
Contact:
Inside Denver Metro Area
Diane Johnson, DDS Coordinator303.534.3931
303.534.5290 (fax)
djohnson@DentalLifeline.org
Outside of Denver Metro Area
JoDee Hambright, DDS Coordinator303.534.3863
303.534.5290 (fax)
jhambright@DentalLifeline.org
Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado
1800 15th Street, Suite 100Denver, CO 80202
All applications must be submitted through a DDS Coordinator
Colorado Campaign of Concern
Colorado Campaign of Concern
•Colorado Campaign of Concern (COC) Program provides oral hygiene training for individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities or their caregivers, family, or support staff•Individuals with a developmental or intellectual disability will be taught the proper techniques and materials needed to ensure a healthy mouth while caregivers, family, or support staff will be educated on the signs, symptoms and treatment of oral health diseases, good oral hygiene habits, and adaptive tools and techniques
• COC also helps to match clients who need dental care with a dentist who can provide the services
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
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
794
Volunteer Dentists in Colorado
155
Volunteer Laboratories in Colorado
$34.5M
in Donated Treatment to Patients in Colorado
12,679
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
- Jeffrey T. Lodl, DDS
President - Brian R. Kelly, DDS
Vice President - Shawn Copeland
Secretary/Treasurer
- Teresa Abbott
- Jamie Alvarez
- Elliott Carson
- Greg Hill, JD
- Kathleen Jacoby
- Katherine Johnson, DDS
- Bob Jordan, CDT
- Jason Lewis
- Jack Minahan
- Jeffrey A. Thompson
- Eric Van Zytveld, DDS
- Stephen A. Weinstein, Esq.
- Terrance Wolbaum, DDS
Sponsors & Funders
- Albertsons/Safeway Foundation
- Anschutz Family Foundation
- Anthem Foundation
- A.V. Hunter Trust
- Colorado Dental Association and its Foundation
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Prosthodontic Society
- Colorado Springs Dental Society
- Colorado Springs Health Foundation
- The Daniels Fund
- Delta Dental of Colorado
- Dentists Professional Liability Trust of Colorado
- Metro Denver Dental Society
- Next Fifty Initiative
- 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