Senior Oral Health Partnership

Senior Oral Health Partnership

Through this grant opportunity, The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will dedicate up to $5 million in grant funding over five years to a collaborative of organizations serving a defined geographic community. Application is open to collaborating organizations based and operating in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Georgia. The selected partnership will work together to address the pressing issue of senior oral health access in their communities and from a systems-change perspective.

Background

In support of our mission to build caring, resilient communities, the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation (DDCCF) works with nonprofit partners across our enterprise to increase access to oral health care, fund oral health education and support organizations that serve vital needs in our communities. Since 2011, the Foundation has awarded more than $150 million across our 15 enterprise states and the District of Columbia. The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California and its affiliated companies, including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental of New York, Inc.

In 2020, the board and leadership at Delta Dental Community Care Foundation committed to addressing the increasing disparities in oral health for older adults, which has become a public health crisis. Through Delta Dental’s experience in the oral health care sector, we know that an alarming number of older adults are accessing oral health care only at the point of emergency or not at all. As a result, they suffer from indignity, health problems and poorer quality of life.

Eligibility

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