DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION GRANTS OVER $680,000 TO NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT ORAL HEALTH FOR THE UNDERSERVED

PARSIPPANY, NJ (April 2009)

The Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation (the Foundation) will donate over $680,000 in 2009 to 28 community organizations throughout New Jersey. The money will be used to fund dental clinics and support dental care for New Jersey’s underserved children and families, developmentally disabled and senior citizen populations as well as support oral health education programs.

“Delta Dental is committed to providing all New Jersey residents access to oral health care,” said Gene F. Napoliello, D.D.S., president of the Foundation. “The community organizations and healthcare facilities we have chosen to support this year share our mission to promote oral health to the greatest number of people and work to provide dental care while treating their patients with dignity and respect.” 

Delta Dental of New Jersey established the Foundation in 1986. Its mission includes promoting and assisting educational projects devoted to the enhancement of dental health, research programs designed to increase public awareness of the general benefits of good oral health, and improving dental health through the science of dentistry. Each year, the Foundation awards close to $1 million to the community in the form of grants to organizations in New Jersey and Connecticut. Three-quarters of that budget is allocated to provide access to dental care for the underserved and dental education across the state of New Jersey. 

Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation 2009 Grant Recipients:
• East Orange Health & Human Services Dental Clinic
• Eric B. Chandler Health Center in New Brunswick
• Eva’s Village in Paterson
• Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton
• Hudson County Dental Society Give Kids a Smile Day
• Hunterdon County Department of Health
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune
• Jewish Renaissance Medical Center
• JFK Medical Center in Edison
• Kids Corp. in Newark
• Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack
• Morristown Memorial Health Foundation
• New Jersey Foundation of Dentistry for Persons w/Disabilities
• Newark Community Health Center
• Ocean Health Initiatives in Lakewood
• Paterson Public Schools
• St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson
• UMDNJ-Special Care Treatment Center in Newark
• Virtua Health in Camden
• Zufall Health Center in Dover
• Burlington County College
• Camden County College
• Middlesex County College
• Somerset Medical Center
• UMDNJ Allied Dental Education Scholarships
• UMDNJ Deckle McLean Memorial Lecture
• Boro of Wallington
• Tri-County Community Action Partnership (Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem Counties)

About Delta Dental of New Jersey
Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., is New Jersey’s leading dental benefits company, providing or administering coverage to more than one million people through contracts with employers in New Jersey and Connecticut. The Delta Dental system offers seamless dental benefits administration for employer groups throughout the country and the largest network of dentists in the nation. For more information visit us on the Web at www.deltadentalnj.com.

About Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation
Delta Dental established the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation in 1986. Its mission includes promoting and assisting educational projects devoted to the enhancement of dental health, research programs designed to increase public awareness of the general benefits of good health, and to improve dental health through the science of dentistry. Each year, the Delta Dental Foundation provides financial support to various organizations throughout New Jersey and Connecticut.