Delta Dental Donates $100,000 to HealthNet of Rock County
Contact: Kit Kiefer, Corporate Communications Manager, 800-236-3713 ext. 17320, kkiefer@deltadentalwi.com
STEVENS POINT, Wis., August 9, 2012 – Delta Dental of Wisconsin has donated $100,000 to HealthNet of Rock County’s dental clinic to defray operating costs and help the clinic provide primary dental care to the uninsured and low-income residents of Rock County.
“We are the only volunteer-based clinic providing a dental home for this ever-increasing population at no cost,” said Jean Randles, HealthNet’s executive director. “This donation will help us fulfill our mission. We are grateful to Delta Dental for continuing this long-standing partnership.”
“Delta Dental of Wisconsin’s mission is to expand access to quality dental care for Wisconsin residents,” said Dennis Peterson, Delta Dental’s executive vice president. “While we do this primarily by offering low-cost dental-benefit programs to Wisconsin businesses, Delta Dental also funds many charitable oral-health initiatives, such as HealthNet of Rock County. We are pleased to be able to continue our support of HealthNet, and we applaud their efforts to improve the oral health of Rock County residents.”
About Delta Dental
Delta Dental of Wisconsin is a not-for-profit dental service corporation offering benefit services, claims processing, and plan administration to employers throughout Wisconsin since 1962. The company is headquartered in Stevens Point, with sales offices in Milwaukee and Madison, and provides benefits and services to more than 1.8 million subscribers and their family members. Delta Dental administers dental benefits for more Wisconsin companies than any other insurance carrier.
As a member of the nationwide Delta Dental Plans Association, the company is able to offer employees of Wisconsin-based companies the same dental benefits wherever they are located in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is the largest dental-benefits system in the nation. Its member companies provide benefits to more than 51 million people in 93,600 groups across the United States.
About HealthNet of Rock County, Inc.
HealthNet of Rock County is a non-profit, volunteer-based free health and dental clinic dedicated to providing quality medical care to completely uninsured Rock County residents living at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level. HealthNet provides general primary medical and dental care, mental healthcare, and vision services. In addition, HealthNet dispenses more than $2 million worth of medication annually.
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