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From the Winter 2023 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The CDA Foundation (CDAF) was honored to grant funds to Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) to support its oral health screenings and mouthguard clinics for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Through this program, the foundation supported this community by improving access to dental care for individuals with IDD, providing oral …
From the Summer 2022 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Editor’s Note: Deserving Dental was a recipient of the CDA Foundation’s spring 2022 grant program. We are honored to share more about this organization with our members. Deserving Dental is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides free preventative dental care inside Colorado’s homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, residential substance abuse …
By Linda Mettler, CDA Foundation Chair From the Summer 2022 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association As we start a new fiscal year at the CDA Foundation (CDAF), I am honored to be elected as chair of the board this year. I have been on the CDAF board for four years and I love working with the other board members and …
Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. After you kick off your holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consider giving back to help a good cause—the CDA Foundation (CDAF)—as part of the Giving Tuesday movement on Nov. 27. CDAF supports dental students as they …
From the Fall 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On Sept. 24, the CDA Foundation hosted its golf tournament for charity at the Golf Club at Bear Dance in Larkspur, CO. Money earned from the tournament went to support the CDA Foundation’s grant program, which helps fund non-profit organizations that champion dental access statewide. All players in the tournament …
During the 2018 CDA Annual Session in Crested Butte, Colo., the second annual Bitte Geben Biergarten fundraiser raised about $7,500 through the sale of CDA Foundation beer steins and donations from generous CDA member dentists. All of the biergarten proceeds will go directly toward funding scholarships for University of Colorado dental students. CDA Foundation Initiatives Helping dental students is just …
The CDA is partnering with the American Heart Association to help educate the public on the link between gum disease and cardiovascular disease. To kick off this partnership, the CDA has formed a team to walk in the 2018 Denver Heart and Stroke Walk on Saturday, June 2. Join our team! More and more data and evidence suggest a direct …
The CDA Foundation is seeking philanthropic-minded CDA member dentists, preferably with prior charitable board experience, to serve on its board of directors. Foundation members serve three-year terms and the board meets quarterly; both in-person and digital conferencing options are available. Additional committee meeting make take place as needed. The CDA believes in giving back to the community through its charitable …
By Dr. Carol Morrow, CDA President From the Spring 2018 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On June 8, I will end my term as president of the Colorado Dental Association in beautiful Crested Butte, Colo. I have had many people ask me why I chose a place “so far away” to have this annual meeting. Aside from it being …
The CDA believes in giving back to the community through its charitable efforts. That’s possible because of the CDA Foundation, which supports the CDA’s access-to-care agenda and Dental Health Matters efforts to increase discussions about oral health and the dental profession in Colorado communities and advocate for smart improvements that increase access to dental care. Semiannually, the CDA Foundation awards …
