NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED GROUP
1800 15TH STREET NO 100, DENVER, CO 80202 www.dentallifeline.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK (DNL) IS A NATIONAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE ELDERLY OR MEDICALLY FRAGILE AND HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO GET HELP. DLN ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR DIRECT-SERVICE PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY CHARITABLE CARE.

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED WAS FOUNDED TO CONFRONT ISSUES CONCERNING THE ORAL HEALTH OF DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN VARIOUS STATES.

"CAMPAIGN OF CONCERN" - PREVENTATIVE DENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITIES.

"DENTAL HOUSECALLS" - PROVIDES PORTABLE DENTAL EQUIPMENT, A VAN, AND A DRIVER/DENTAL ASSISTANT TO ENABLE DENTISTS IN DENVER METRO AREA AND ON THE WESTERN SLOPE TO SERVE HOMEBOUND DISABLED AND NURSING HOME PATIENTS.

"DONATED DENTAL SERVICES" - TREATMENT WAS DONATED BY DENTISTS AND DENTAL LABORATORIES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE ELDERLY OR MEDICALLY FRAGILE WHO CANNOT AFFORD CARE. THE DONATED SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 WERE $16,258,047.LIKE MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK WAS SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING A QUICK WORK FROM HOME PIVOT. FORTUNATELY, THE SBA PPP MONIES PREVENTED MOST STAFF DISRUPTIONS. NONETHELESS, THE DENTAL HOUSECALLS PROGRAM SERVING NURSING HOMES AND SENIOR LIVING CENTERS WAS A MAJOR CASUALTY AS OUTSIDERS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THESE FACILITIES. WITH DENTAL OFFICES CLOSED THREE MONTHS FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE, WE HELPED FAR FEWER PATIENTS AND GENERATED LESS DONATED TREATMENT. THE CLOSURES SPILLED OVER TO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS DENTAL OFFICES SLOWLY STARTED REACCEPTING DLN PATIENTS. FUNDING, TOO, WAS IMPACTED. MANY DENTAL COMPANIES, FOR EXAMPLE, WERE SIMILARLY AFFECTED WITH THE DENTAL OFFICE CLOSURES AND WERE UNABLE TO CONTRIBUTE AS THEY HAD IN PAST YEARS. THANKFULLY, FOUNDATIONS, DELTA DENTAL PLANS, THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ANTHEM SUSTAINED AND EXPANDED THEIR SUPPORT AND ORAL B MADE A HUGE PRODUCT DONATION ALONG WITH A MAJOR CASH CONTRIBUTION. THE OFFICE CLOSURES SERIOUSLY IMPACTED SERVICES YET PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT NEW COMPUTER AND TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE EFFICIENCIES AT A LESSER COST.

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