Dental News - Gift will fund children’s dental clinic at University of Minnesota

Dental Tribune International

Wed. 10 August 2011

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EAGAN, MN, USA: Delta Dental of Minnesota Trust recently announced a gift of $3.5 million to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry to fund the only hospital-based dental clinic for children in Minnesota and the most advanced pediatric dental clinic in the Upper Midwest.

The clinic — named the University of Minnesota Pediatric Dental Clinic, made possible by Delta Dental of Minnesota — will be located adjacent to the new Amplatz Children’s Hospital on the west bank campus of the University of Minnesota Medical Center. It will be a regional resource for children, including those with complex medical, developmental and emotional needs. It will also be home to an advanced education program in pediatric dentistry and offer dental residents a rich educational experience in an environment of coordinated care, working with pediatricians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and dieticians.

The gift of $3.5 million from Delta Dental of Minnesota is the largest grant in the history of the university’s dental school, according to Dr. Judith Buchanan, interim dean of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

“This grant will significantly increase access to oral health care for hospitalized children and other children in the community, especially those with complex medical, developmental and emotional conditions,” Buchanan said. “The new clinic will serve as a regional resource for children who need specialized dental care, will allow us to implement new delivery models of dental care, and will provide new opportunities for clinical education of general dentistry students, pediatric dentistry residents, and U of M medical students at the University of Minnesota.”

“We are tremendously excited to support a clinic that will have permanent, long-term benefits for Minnesotans,” said Delta Dental of Minnesota Trust Board Chair Mike Howe. “This clinic will play a critical role in improving the oral health for Minnesota children, which is right in line with Delta Dental of Minnesota’s commitment to ensuring all of our residents have access to the best oral health care possible. We are very pleased to help bring this great new resource to life.”

Delta Dental of Minnesota Board Chair John Somrock added, “Every dollar will be invested in bricks and mortar, and the investment will be multiplied many times over through improved oral health for children.”

Delta Dental of Minnesota Trust was formed out of the proceeds of Delta Dental of Minnesota’s 2009 sale of the dental benefit management company, DeCare Dental. It is designed to support Delta Dental of Minnesota’s mission of improving the oral health of the people in Minnesota and advancing the science and art of oral health in Minnesota.

(Source: PRWEB)

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