DDS Receives Partnership Award
Boulder Housing Partners recently awarded Dental Lifeline Network ● Colorado and our Donated Dental Services (DDS) program a Partnership Award for assisting BHP residents get access to necessary dental care. BHP Partnership Awards program recognizes the efforts of individuals, businesses, corporate partners, and non-profit and governmental agencies for their support of...Read More
During National Volunteer Week, we thank you!
We applaud you, volunteers! THANKS TO YOU ALL! – the 15,000 dentists and 3,800 labs that volunteer for Dental Lifeline Network’s Donated Dental Services (DDS) program. Your generosity makes it possible for people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile to access the dental care they desperately...Read More
Learn more about e-DentaCheques
The traditional DentaCheques book that you have supported for twenty-five years is now available in an all-digital version! Now you can purchase e-DentaCheques, which offers electronic redemption of all coupons! No coupon clipping, no invoice stapling, no stamping, and no mailing. Instead, view and redeem all your coupons online or...Read More
DentaCheques Celebrates 25th Anniversary with New Digital Version
After 25 years of successfully raising money to support dentistry for society’s most vulnerable individuals, DentaCheques has made a technological leap forward. This year dentists who want to support the work of the Dental Lifeline Network with the purchase of a DentaCheques book have two options. They can purchase the...Read More
Dental Lifeline Network CEO Speaks at Loma Linda University Event
Dr. Larry Coffee, CEO of Dental Lifeline Network, will present at Loma Linda University’s Prince Hall Auditorium on February 17, 2015. Presented by the Center for Christian Bioethics & Institute for Health Policy and Leadership, Dr. Coffee’s discussion is titled “Bridging Health Care Gaps, an Ethically Important Conversation.” The talk...Read More
Florida’s Action for Dental Health Press Conference
Dental Lifeline Network National Board Member Dr. Terry Buckenheimer spoke at Florida’s Action for Dental Health Press Conference on February 4, 2015. Efforts to enact student loan forgiveness and increase funding for the Florida Donated Dental Services (DDS) program were made. Dr. Rick Stevenson, FDA president, also spoke while Florida...Read More
South Carolina DDS highlights published in SCDA Bulletin
Our State “Highlights” Report for South Carolina Donated Dental Services (DDS) was published in entirety as page 6 of the SCDA Bulletin for December. The highlights report features stories and program information, including the level of involvement from the local dentistry community. An excerpt from the report: “The Future of...Read More
DLN-CO Award Winners Make History…Again!
Two outstanding Dental Lifeline Network – Colorado volunteers, Dr. Kevin Patterson and Perry & Young Dental Lab, were part of the collaborative team that presented Metro Denver Dental Society’s first-ever live-patient surgery CE course on November 21, 2014. Dr. Patterson of Denver Metro OMS, along with Mr. Mac Perry and...Read More
Report related to quality of health care recently released
The Secretary of Health and Human Services recently released an annual report related to quality of health care. The first Annual Secretary’s Report on the Quality of Health Care for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid was released earlier in November. This report discusses the status of the first year of state...Read More
Donated Dental Services (DDS) Provides Dental Care for Vietnam Veteran
Did you know that Donated Dental Services (DDS) helps veterans get dental care they need so desperately but can’t afford? Read about Steve, just one of many veterans DDS has served: Steve is a Vietnam veteran that lives in Oregon. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, Hepatitis C and...Read More