September 26th, 2019 - Press Release
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Ceremonial “floss-cutting” commemorates expansion, community partnership with Greater Bemidji ...June 19th, 2019 - Press Release
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Up to 150 new jobs coming to Bemidji, Minnesota
BEMIDJI, Minn – Delta Dental of Minnesota is hosting a series of job fairs this summer to recruit new team members for its operations and technology center opening this fall in Bemidji. ...June 18th, 2019 - Press Release
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50,000 toothbrushes to families through Boys & Girls Clubs across Minnesota
Delta Dental of Minnesota donates more than 50,000 toothbrushes to families through Boys & Girls Clubs across Minnesota ...May 15th, 2019 - Press Release
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Loan Repayment for Service Program (DMD) brings dentists to ten rural Minnesota communities
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has selected University of Minnesota School of Dentistry graduates Lucy Corrin, D.D.S. and Kristal Wilmes, D.D.S. as the final recipients of the Dedicated to Minnesota Dentists Loan Repayment for Service program, which brings dentists to underserved rural Minnesota communities. Dr. Corrin is practicing in the City of Bigfork in Itasca County, while Dr. Wilmes is practicing in the City of Tyler in Lincoln County. ...December 7th, 2018 - Press Release
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Bemidji local Jeanne Edevold Larson awarded Ann K. Johnson Community Health Spirit Award
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation is proud to announce a leadership award to Jeanne Edevold Larson in special recognition of her contributions to improving oral health in Minnesota. The award is in honor of Ann K. Johnson, former Executive Director of Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation, who died suddenly in 2013. ...November 29th, 2018 - Press Release
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Children’s Dental Services breaks ground on Northeast Minneapolis clinic expansion
Through the generous support of several donors including Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation, Children’s Dental Services (CDS) is expanding the Dr. John Williams Specialty Dental Center in Northeast Minneapolis. The project officially kicked off at a groundbreaking event yesterday. CDS provides oral health outreach, education, and preventive and restorative treatment to children and pregnant women regardless of family income or background. ...October 30th, 2018 - Press Release
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New Delta Dental of Minnesota white paper proposes a change in how dentists prescribe opioids
In a new white paper, Delta Dental of Minnesota suggests dentists can play their part in curbing the opioid epidemic with a new mindset around managing patient pain. Titled “Addressing the Opioid Crisis,” the co-authored piece by Eileen Crespo, MD, and Mary Johnson, DDS, of Delta Dental of Minnesota, offers practical suggestions for dentists. ...September 21st, 2018 - Press Release
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Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation brings oral health education to classrooms across the state
Approximately 50,000 backpacks filled with fun oral health items are being distributed to more than 600 Minnesota schools as part of Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation’s Smiles@School program. The program provides first-graders across Minnesota with tools to help them care for their teeth, including a toothbrush, fluoridated toothpaste, a water bottle, an educational booklet, and other fun items. The program also involves dental experts providing sealants and fluoride treatments to roughly 4,000 at-risk second-graders in schools across Minnesota. ...August 23rd, 2018 - Press Release
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Minneapolis Veterans Home opens nation's first fixed dental clinic
The State of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Veterans Home made history today by opening the nation’s first of its kind fixed dental clinic on a State Veterans Home campus. ...