Delta Dental Of Wisconsin Inc

Programs: Dental plans:delta dental of wisconsin (delta) is a not-for-profit dental service corporation that administers and underwrites easy-to-use, cost-effective dental plans for employers and individuals throughout wisconsin. More than 90 percent of wisconsin's dentists participate in our premier network. This relationship allows us to offer quality dental practices, superior cost management programs, accurate payment and guaranteed benefits. For 2017, delta dental provided dental coverage to over 2 million people. Delta dental's commitment to improving the public's oral health is evidenced by the strong dental plans and networks it offers as well as its commitment to those unable to access dental care through its: - support for safety net clinics and other programs providing treatment to low-income individuals of all ages. - support of sealant programs and other preventive services developed for children. - support of educational institutions providing training for dental professionals and for students enrolled in those schools. Delta dental participates in and provides funding for two statewide oral health assessments: roadmap to improving wisconsin's oral health and the wisconsin oral health surveillance program. We then work to ensure our grants are in alignment with the identified needs of the state. We encourage innovations that advance the effectiveness of care through initiatives such as: - evaluating scientific advancements in the area of evidence-based care and incorporating changes into dental benefit plans as warranted. - providing education to all about the importance of oral health and its relationship to overall health. - investment in biotech research firm (c3-jian) that is developing unique technologies for the eradication of the bacteria that cause dental caries infections through targeted antimicrobial therapy. The work of this company could lead to the development of products that could have a global impact in cavity prevention. - investment in a health informatics technology company (healthentic) that combines medical, dental, pharmaceutical, disability, and employee-supplied data to provide insight into individuals' whole health.

safety net clinics and oral health programs serving low-income individuals: delta dental of wisconsin (delta) makes significant contributions to help establish or sustain more than twenty safety net dental clinics as well as funding for several critical oral health programs statewide that specialize in serving low-income individuals. Combined, these clinics and oral health programs treat thousands of patients each year whose oral health needs would otherwise go unmet or might become so severe as to require expensive hospital emergency room treatment. Generally, these clinics and programs are established and sustained through partnerships between local communities, local dental professionals, and delta. Support of these clinics and oral health programs demonstrates delta's commitment to our mission to expand access to care.

dental workforce support: delta dental of wisconsin (delta) has provided significant support to the marquette university school of dentistry in the form of grants to the school as well as scholarships and fellowships for dental school students. As the state's only dental school, marquette university's infrastructure, programs, and high quality students are critical to maintaining a strong dental workforce in wisconsin. Delta was a major donor for marquette's construction of a new dental school facility that opened in 2002, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and technology. In 2011, delta donated to marquette's "building for the future" expansion project, which seeks to expand student capacity to meet future dental workforce demands and upgrade technologies. Delta established a scholarship program that currently provides $162,000 in scholarships annually to dental school students, as well as funding several fellowship programs each year. In addition, delta supports other dental workforce programs through various scholarships in several technical colleges. These contributions are helping to overcome the looming shortage of dentists in wisconsin while improving the skills and productivity of the dental workforce. Support of the marquette university school of dentistry reflects delta's commitment to improving the oral health of the people of wisconsin and beyond by expanding access to care and encouraging innovations that advance the effectiveness of care.