RSS FeedDelta Dental Awards $10000 Grant to Altoona Community Dental Clinics Earthtimes (press release)
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. & ALTOONA, Pa. - (Business Wire) Two community dental clinics that provide much-needed services to low-income people who lack access to care will receive a $10,000 grant from Delta Dental of Pennsylvania.The grant will directly reimburse clinic dentists for their services to patients who have unmet dental needs and who are unable to pay on their own for those services.
The first grant installment of $5,000 was presented Thursday to the James W. Barner Community Dental Clinics of the Partnership for a Healthy Community, which provides oral health care services for those with limited access to care due to medical conditions, disability or limited financial resources. The two clinics collectively serve about 7,500 patients a year, including more than 4,000 children.
The Partnership was created by and operates as an affiliate of Altoona Regional Health System. The children’s clinic is located in and operated in partnership with the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center.
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