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Making Veterans Smile Caring for Colorado’s Veterans through Free Oral Health Services

Making Veterans Smile Caring for Colorado’s Veterans through Free Oral Health Services. Cherith Flowerday Program Officer Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation. Heidi Tyrrell, RDH, BA CU Heroes Clinic Director of Clinical Operations Veteran Outreach Coordinator Clinical Instructor.

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Making Veterans Smile Caring for Colorado’s Veterans through Free Oral Health Services

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  1. Making Veterans Smile Caring for Colorado’s Veterans through Free Oral Health Services Cherith Flowerday Program Officer Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Heidi Tyrrell, RDH, BA CU Heroes Clinic Director of Clinical Operations Veteran Outreach Coordinator Clinical Instructor Tamara Tobey, DDS, MA Associate Professor ACTS Program Director

  2. CU Heroes Clinicestablished in 2014 • Free dental care provided to student veterans at Anschutz Medical and Denver Campuses.

  3. From Boots to Suits • Transitioning from military service to civilian life and academia. • Degree seeking students range from 24 to 74 years of age.

  4. Funding from Delta Dental of Colorado allows service to more veterans. • University of Colorado campuses: Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver. • Aurora Community College • Community College of Denver • Emily Griffith Technical College • Metropolitan State University

  5. Pathways to Health • Veterans with honorable service • Pathways 1 – Homeless veterans • Pathways 2 – Low-income veterans • Pathways 3 – 30 percent discount

  6. Our Patients: • Veteran and Reserves​ • Post 911 ​ • Iraq/Iran​ • Afghanistan ​ • Gulf War/Desert Storm​ • Vietnam​ • Korea​ • World War II 

  7. Community Partnerships

  8. Frontier Center

  9. Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE)

  10. DAWN Clinic Courtesy: The Denver Post

  11. Advanced Clinical Training & Service Program (ACTS)

  12. Questions?

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