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

All counties are OPEN for applications

Apply For Help


APPLY

Click here to download and print an application

Contact:

Inside Denver Metro Area

Kevin McGrellis, DDS Coordinator
303.534.3931
303.534.5290 (fax)
kmcgrellis@DentalLifeline.org

Outside of Denver Metro Area

Pam Pairan, DDS Coordinator
303.534.3863
303.534.5290 (fax)
ppairan@DentalLifeline.org

Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado

1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202

All applications must be submitted through the DDS Coordinator

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:

Stacey Irwin
303.407.1103 or sirwin@DentalLifeline.org
855.491.4092

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 or
rsullivan@DentalLifeline.org

Dental Lifeline Network • Colorado
1800 15th Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202

Donated Dental Services (DDS)

734

Volunteer Dentists in Colorado

202

Volunteer Laboratories in Colorado

$29M

in Donated Treatment to Patients in Colorado

11,903

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

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Board of Directors

  • Steven R. Nelson, DDS, MS
    President
  • Jeffrey T. Lodl, DDS
    Vice President
  • Mark Thompson
    Secretary/Treasurer
  • Tonya Lin Cavallaro
  • Shawn Copeland
  • Matt Dunn, DDS
  • Greg Hill, JD
  • Bob Jordan, CDT
  • Brian R. Kelly, DDS
  • Feather Moon
  • Jeremy Schupbach
  • Jeffrey A. Thompson
  • Eric Van Zytveld, DDS
  • Stephen A. Weinstein, Esq.
  • Terrance Wolbaum, DDS
  • Rudy Wolf

Sponsors & Funders

“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