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The Delta
Dental of New Jersey Foundation was named "Corporate
Patron of Health and Environment" by the Community
Foundation of New Jersey for its commitment to providing
oral healthcare to those throughout the state without
access to dental benefits or to adequate dental care.
During the
award review period, September 1, 2004 through August
31, 2005, the Delta Dental Foundation granted more than
$500,000 to clinics and other facilities throughout the
state.
The Delta
Dental Foundation was awarded $5,000 to contribute to a
non-profit organization of its choice during an award
ceremony at the Newark Museum in November. Delta Dental
chose Matheny Medical and Educational Center and the New
Jersey Foundation of Dentistry for Persons with
Disabilities.
"Our mission at
Delta Dental is to promote oral health to the greatest
number of people by providing accessible dental programs
of the highest quality, service and value. Since the
Foundation's inception in 1986, we have partnered with
many dental clinics and dental education facilities
throughout New Jersey, offering underserved populations
access to dental care," said Gerald Sydell, D.D.S., vice
president of the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation.
"Through our partnerships, these facilities have been
able to provide ongoing dental care while meeting the
special needs of their patients."
The Delta
Dental of New Jersey Foundation supports clinics that
treat those most at risk throughout New Jersey
including:
- Eric B.
Chandler Health Clinic in New Brunswick, which treats
2,000 school children
- Eva's
Village in Paterson, which provides dental care to the
homeless
- Dover
Community Clinic, which provides dental care to
low-income families
- East Orange
Health and Human Services Dental Clinic, which
provides general dental health education, dental
screenings and dental treatment to children and
parents of East Orange
- Henry J.
Austin Health Center in Trenton, which serves over
3,000 patients in its dental care program
- Hudson
County Dental Society, which participated in treating
children through the national "Give Kids a Smile Day"
- Matheny
Medical and Educational Center in Peapack, a
residential facility for children and adults with
developmental disabilities
- Morristown
Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic, which treats more
than 2,000 low-income patients, including
developmentally disabled patients
- New Jersey
Foundation of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities,
which promotes access to dental care for the elderly
and for mentally and physically disabled patients of
all ages through donated dental services
- NORWESCAP,
which treats 1,500 low-income patients at the Newton
clinic
- Ocean Health
Initiatives in Lakewood, which treats more than 1,000
low-income patients
- Paterson
Public Schools, Office of Dental Services, which
treats more than 400 school children from low-income
families
- UMDNJ
Helping Hands for Kids program, which offers
preventive therapy and oral health education to 50
children at the Scotch Plains dental facility
- Virtua
Health/West Jersey Hospital in Camden, which treats
more than 1,000 low-income patients
The Community
Foundation of New Jersey is a $130 million philanthropic
organization of businesses, families and foundations
that have partnered with the Community Foundation to
increase the effectiveness of their charitable
donations. The Community Foundation was started in 1979
and has presented its awards since 1990. In the past six
years, the Community Foundation has granted over $65
million and holds over 700 charitable funds. |
