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Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. recently donated $35,000 to the Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton, New Jersey. The health center has served as the largest non-hospital based primary care provider for the greater Trenton area for more than 30 years. Henry J. Austin Health Center is especially known for its outstanding dental services.
Delta Dental's grant will be used to expand services in Trenton for dental care for low-income patients during 2005. Specifically, monies will be used for patient care in the areas of extractions and dental prosthetics.
"At Delta Dental, it is part of our mission to support organizations such as the Henry J. Austin Health Center that directly impact the oral health of New Jersey's underserved residents," said Walter VanBrunt , president and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey. "The health center is a wonderful resource for area residents who cannot afford dental health care."
In 2004 Henry J. Austin Health Center served more than 3,000 patients in its dental care program. Ninety percent of the health center's patients are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty income level ($19,350 for a family of four). Many times dental procedures, such as extractions and dental prosthetics, cause low-income patients to have to make unaffordable monthly payments to cover their oral health care costs.
"The support we have received from the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. will help Henry J. Austin Health Center reach our goal of providing affordable quality dental care to area residents in need, said Walter Isaacs, the newly appointed CEO of Henry J. Austin Health Center.
The Henry J. Austin Health Center was established in 1969 as the City of Trenton's Neighborhood Health Center. In 1986, it gained status as a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation to continue services to the medically underserved population of Trenton. Annually, the health center provides comprehensive medical, dental, and other services to more than 13,000 area residents.
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