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Delta Dental Foundation
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Funding the research, people, and programs that improve oral health equity. The DDF is a nonprofit, charitable organization that serves as the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of MI, OH, and IN. (We can't answer your insurance questions.)
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Are you interested in becoming a #DentalTherapist? If you're willing to practice in MI, scholarships are available! Applications are open until Monday, Aug. 11. www.mpca.net/about/dental... #OralHealth #DentalHygiene
A computer monitor displays a page from the Michigan Primary Care Association's website about Dental Therapy Scholarship Information. Applications are open from July 29 through August 11.
August 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Does your community have the resources it needs to support good #OralHealth habits? We offer in-kind materials—educational materials, toothbrushes, toothpaste and more—to nonprofits in MI, OH and IN. If you need materials before July, apply by Feb. 28: www.deltadental.foundation/in-kind-requ...
White text on a green gradient background reads: Need toothbrushes, toothpaste or educational materials? Apply now! An assortment of pastel-colored toothbrushes and plain containers of toothpaste are arranged next to the text.
February 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Applications are NOW OPEN for our new suite of scholarship and loan repayment opportunities for #OralHealth professionals practicing in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Learn more and apply here: resources.deltadentalmi.com/Loan-Repayment
Green text on a white background reads: NEW Scholarships and loan repayment opportunities for dentists and dental hygienists. In the bottom right corner, a trio of oral health professionals (two men and one woman) look toward the viewer as though the viewer is in a dental chair.
February 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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More than 7M Americans living with intellectual disabilities need #OralHealth pros ready to meet them where they are. Is that you? Strengthen your skills—and earn up to free 27 continuing education credits—with this online, on-demand presentation series: www.deltadental.foundation/ce-courses-s...
White text on a green background reads: "Strengthen your skills in caring for people with disabilities—for FREE." At the bottom of the image three people, two men and one woman, with intellectual disabilities smile widely at the camera. One person is white presenting, one appears to be East Asian presenting and one appears to be Black.
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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How are you celebrating National Children's Dental Health Month? We've created a toolkit with sample posts and graphics to help you spread the word about the benefits of good #OralHealth for kids, their caregivers, teachers and more. www.deltadental.foundation/hubfs/NCDHM%...
Three thumbnails featuring cartoon children of varying racial backgrounds, along with a tooth fairy, that promote oral health facts. The most visible thumbnail reads: "It's National Tooth Fairy Day! You can use the Tooth Fairy as a way to educate your kids about good oral health habits." Text below the thumbnails reads: Download the Delta Dental Foundation's National Children's Dental Health Month Toolkit.
February 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Smile Michiganders: we're investing in your oral health! For more than a decade, we've provided grant support to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for the SEAL! Michigan program and community water fluoridation. Learn more about this partnership: www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
A little girl of East Asian descent smiles with all her teeth from her seat in a dental chair. She's looking at a female oral health professional who is mostly out of view and wears a mask. The oral health professional is holding up a dental mirror.
February 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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As part of our investment in the future of #OralHealth, we're offering a new suite of scholarship and loan repayment opportunities for dentists and dental hygienists practicing in MI, OH and IN. Applications will open on Feb. 11! For full details, visit: deltadental.pub/loanrepayment.
Image reads, "NEW Scholarships and Loan Repayment Opportunities for Dentists and Dental Hygienists" on a white background with green text. Picture of dental staff in bottom right corner.
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Access up to 27 FREE online, on-demand CE credits and strengthen your skills in providing dental care to people with disabilities through the Center for Persons with Disabilities Series. Learn more: www.dental.upenn.edu/continuing-e...

#Dentistry #OralHealth
A computer monitor displays the landing page for the Persons with Disabilities Presentation series, which includes a lot of obscured text and a graphic that centers an icon of someone using a wheelchair. Text below the monitor reads: Access 27 FREE Continuing Education Credits. The background of the image is a green gradient.
January 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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We're not JUST grantmakers.

As part of our commitment to good #OralHealth, we offer in-kind materials—educational brochures, toothbrushes, toothpaste and more—to qualifying community nonprofits in MI, OH and IN throughout the year.

Learn more: www.deltadental.foundation/in-kind-requ....
White text on a green background reads: 354,350 educational pieces. 282,554 toothbrushes. 104,729 tubes of toothpaste. 56,567 containers of floss. Countless smiles. Below the text, as if to underline it, there's a white toothbrush stretched horizontally with a heart made of toothpaste above it.
December 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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"It's a real case of being in the right place at the right time," Byers said. He was just one of the more than 1,000 Clevelanders who received free dental and medical care at the MedWish Medworks annual dental clinic in November. #OralHealth #Dentistry
A Black man with a mustache smiles close-mouthed at the camera. He's wearing a ball cap and a yellow-and-navy security jacket. In the background, you can see blurred rows of portable dental chairs. A group photo of volunteer dentists, five men and one woman, standing with Ricky Byers, seated, who just received new dentures. Ricky is smiling hugely with his new teeth and offering a thumbs up to the camera.
December 4, 2024 at 3:05 PM