What types of projects does Delta Dental of Iowa Fund?

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation contributions will focus on the following initiatives:

Educational projects to enhance the awareness of good oral health with a focus on children, the elderly, the indigent, and at risk populations.
Preventive activities that are aimed to decrease the incidence, prevalence, and severity of dental disease.
Research efforts to improve dental health, specifically those that enhance the art and science of dentistry and/or address a prevalent dental disease or issue of significant impact to Iowans.
Dental care accessibility and affordability projects that provide assistance to underserved areas and populations of Iowa.
Other programs that align with the Foundation’s mission and vision to advance the public interest objectives and initiatives of the Foundation or that coincide with the stated goals of Healthy Iowans 2020.
Continuing education programs for oral health providers.
Support the oral healthcare needs of those impacted by major disasters.