Delta Dental foundation donates more than 195,000 toothbrushes for kids statewide
Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has donated more than 195,000 toothbrushes for I-Smile and Iowa Head Start programs in all 99 Iowa counties. The donation is part of the foundation’s education and outreach efforts to eliminate cavities in young Iowa children. Children receive toothbrushes to encourage brushing, along with dental health education to help them develop and maintain a healthy smile. According to the Surgeon General’s Oral Health in America Report, tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease. The foundation’s long-term goal is that every Iowa child age 0-12 will be cavity-free by 2020.