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7.02.2008 - 11:30am ET
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Delta Dental of Illinois
Delta Dental Of Illinois Awards $45,000 For Oral Health Projects Across The State
(CSRwire) LISLE, Ill. - July 2, 2008 - Delta Dental of Illinois (DDIL) has awarded
$45,000 to three Illinois agencies to help educate Illinois citizens on
oral health and improve access to care for the underserved in the state.
DDIL awards these grants three times per year; the three agencies are the
first grantees for 2008.
Part of DDIL's mission is to improve the oral health of the communities it
serves. The oral health grants are a key part of DDIL's community benefit
program to help achieve that mission. As such, DDIL supports organizations
and projects that help improve oral health access or promote oral health
education in the state.
The grants awarded by DDIL include: - The Logan County Health
Department in Lincoln received a $10,000 grant to implement an oral
health program at Logan County’s Food Pantry, which serves approximately
1,300 people per month. On a quarterly basis, information about oral health
– along with toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss – will be
distributed with food items. Children and pregnant women on Medicaid, or
those without insurance coverage will be referred to and treated by the
HOPE Mobile, a mobile dental unit serving Logan County children and the
only dental provider presently accepting new Medicaid patients.
- Milestone Dental Clinic in Rockford received a grant of $10,000
to expand the services they offer to special needs patients in Northwest
Illinois to the Greater Chicago area. Through the expansion of services,
Milestone Dental Clinic will be able to provide special needs children and
adults in the Greater Chicago area with preventative, restorative, routine
and emergent care. The clinic expects to increase its client base from
2,400 individuals to 3,500.
- The Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (IFDH)
received a $25,000 donation, which will support the Donated Dental Services
program for elderly, disabled or medically compromised Illinois residents
who cannot afford care for severe dental problems and are not eligible for
public aid. The IFDH expects to help 425 Illinois residents get $1.1
million dollars in donated care during this fiscal year.
"Part of
Delta Dental of Illinois' mission is to continually seek ways for
residents of Illinois to have access to quality oral health care and
education," said Robert Dennison, D.M.D., President and Chief Executive
Officer of Delta Dental of Illinois. "Through our grant program, we are
able to assist a number of community-focused organizations in their
missions to provide beneficial health programs for the entire state. We
are honored to be part of this joint, positive endeavor with these
deserving grantees."
Delta Dental of Illinois (DDIL) is a not-for-profit dental service
corporation specializing in providing comprehensive, easy-to-use and
cost-effective benefits to 1.4 million enrollees and family members in
more than 3,600 employee groups throughout Illinois. Based in Lisle, Ill.,
DDIL offers an array of extensive nationwide network-based managed
fee-for-service, PPO and dental HMO plans.
For more information please contact:
Ann Marie Walker, Corporate Communications Manager
Delta Dental of Illinois
630-724-4039
www.deltadentalil.com
www.deltadentalil.com
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