Smile Report

Welcome to the Q4 Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Newsletter! As we approach the end of the year, we want to express our gratitude for your continued support and partnership. This season is a time to celebrate accomplishments, reflect on our impact and look ahead to 2025. We’re excited to share highlights from recent initiatives, upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.

It’s hard to believe we’re already in Q4! We’re excited to share that we’ve wrapped up our 2024 Grant Cycle and Loan Repayment Programs and look forward to sharing more about our partnerships in 2025.

Be sure to follow our social media accounts and keep an eye out as we plan to post our 2023 grantee success stories before the end of the year. 

Partner Highlights

Members of Augusta Regional Dental Clinic celebrate as they became one of the first to become certified as a center for inclusive dentistry. Click the video above to learn more.

Last year we introduced our partnership with the Virginia Department of Health to launch the Centers for Inclusive Dentistry certification program. Now that our first cohort (Augusta Regional Dental Clinic and Eastern Shore Rural Health Systems) is officially certified, we’re excited to share that the VCU School of Dentistry and Carilion Clinic Dental Care teams will be the two clinics participating in cohort two. Both clinics have already been serving individuals with special health care needs, but this program will provide them with formal training and equipment to enhance their skills. Our hope is that once they complete the program, they’ll be able to provide this training to clinics throughout the state of Virginia. 

To learn more about the Centers for Inclusive Dentistry certification program, meet the clinics that completed cohort one and learn how your safety net clinic can get involved, visit our blog. 

Foundation in Action

Team Green just wrapped up our second playset build of the year with the Roc Solid Foundation, a nonprofit that builds hope for kids fighting cancer by providing them with play. This time, we built for Isabelle, a two-year-old with Retinoblastoma, and her three siblings. Our team members had a blast spending their Friday morning working together and building the playset from start to finish. Visit the Roc Solid Foundation website to learn more and get involved!