DLN Acquires Second Mobile Dental Van
Dental HouseCalls Van Expansion DLN will double its capacity to provide care to those in need in Denver and surrounding areas through its Dental HouseCalls Van program thanks to a donation from Delta Dental of Colorado. DLN has served more than 31,000 Denver-area residents through programs that support those in...Read More
DLN Success Story – CO Woman Gets Her Smile Back
O’Celia was involved in an accident that shattered her right leg, resulting in four metal plates and 20 screws. She also had a heart condition that required two mitral valve replacements. Compounding her woes, she had seriously-neglected dental problems and could not proceed with the surgery. The recent death of...Read More
DLN • SC Leadership Member Recognized
Dr. Thomas Edmonds, Dental Lifeline Network • South Carolina leadership council member, was presented with the George P. Hoffmann, Jr. Distinguished Dentist Award at the recent South Carolina Dental Association (SCDA) Annual Session Awards Luncheon.This award is the premier and most prestigious award presented by the SCDA. It is to...Read More
DLN helps mother of three smile again!
This Mother’s Day and every day, Dental Lifeline Network recognizes moms everywhere. Through the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program, many mothers have received desperately needed dental treatment in order to better their lives. Just one example of a life transformed is Ellen, a mother of three, who suffered a traumatic...Read More
DLN • KS Past President Receives Award
Dr. Charles Squire, Dental Lifeline Network • Kansas Past President, was recently honored at the 2016 UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Awards luncheon. Awarded by the School of Dentistry, Charles F. Squire (DDS ’68) was recognized among 17 alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their community. During his career,...Read More
Dental Lifeline Network Elects Three New Board Members
Dental Lifeline Network welcomes three newly-elected board members to the national board.The DLN 17-member national board oversees the management of DLN which operates programs in treatment and education, serving people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile and cannot afford dental care. View the full press release
DLN • Illinois to Serve More People through ISDS Foundation Grant
Dental Lifeline Network • Illinois was awarded an ISDS Foundation Community grant for $7,500 to support Donated Dental Services (DDS). The funding will be used to help leverage comprehensive dental treatment for 429 vulnerable Illinois residents in the fiscal year 2015-2016. This is the fifth gift to DLN from ISDS Foundation...Read More
Kansas Donated Dental Services (DDS) Surpasses $10 Million Milestone
Kansas Donated Dental Services (DDS) has exceeded $10 million in comprehensive dental care contributed by volunteer dentists and dental laboratories to people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile and cannot afford care. The program was started in 1996 by Dental Lifeline Network • Kansas in conjunction with the...Read More
DLN Success Stories of 2015!
Donated Dental Services (DDS) smile success stories of 2015! World War II Auschwitz Concentration Camp survivor Henry, age 91 and his wife Agnes, age 84, have a colorful history, emigrating from Poland to the U.S. through Ellis Island to Boston in 1949. Henry worked as a meat cutter until the...Read More
DLN Receives American College of Dentists Award
The American College of Dentists recognized Dental Lifeline Network by granting an Ethics and Professionalism Award to the organization. The award was presented to DLN President Fred Leviton during the Convocation of the American College of Dentists on November 5th in Washington D.C. This award recognizes exceptional contributions by individuals...Read More