DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY DONATES
$35,000 TO HENRY J. AUSTIN HEALTH CENTER
-Money Will Be Used To Expand Services In Trenton Dental Care-
PARSIPPANY, NJ (April 21, 2005) – Delta
Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. (Delta
Dental) recently donated $35,000 to the Henry
J. Austin (HJA) Health Center located in Trenton,
NJ. The health center has served as the largest
non-hospital based primary care provider for
the greater Trenton area for over 30 years. Henry
J. Austin Health Center is especially known for
its outstanding dental services. Delta Dental's
grant will be used to better expand services
in Trenton dental care for low-income patients
during the 2005 year. 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 and vice president of Delta Dental
of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. "The health
center is a wonderful resource for area residents
who cannot afford dental health care."
In 2004 Henry J. Austin Health Center served
over three thousand patients in its dental care
program. 90 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,
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.
Pictured below, from left: Walter Isaacs, CEO
of Henry J. Austin Health Center, and Walter
VanBrunt, president and CEO of Delta Dental of
New Jersey.
About Delta Dental of
New Jersey, Inc.
Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., is New Jersey’s
and Connecticut's leading dental benefits carrier,
providing coverage to more than one million people
through contracts with employers in New Jersey
and Connecticut. The Delta Dental Plan system
offers seamless dental benefits administration
for employer groups throughout the country and
the largest network of credentialed dentists
in the nation. For more information visit us
on the Web at www.deltadentalnj.com.
