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Affordable Dental Care receives grant to support new technology
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Alma Gomez, below, holds her son Alex, 3, as Dr. Julio Rodriguez checks his teeth during a Dental Day for over 20 Early Head Start families in Green County at the Government Services Building north of Monroe Friday morning. The event, sponsored by Fowler Memorial Free Dental Clinic, is in its third year and helps provide first time dental visits to children ages 0-3 enrolled in Early Head Start, with continuing education and arrangements for followup appointments made if needed. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl) - photo by Anthony Wahl

MADISON — Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation (DDWIF) and Affordable Dental Care (ADC) have teamed up to introduce CEREC technology in ADC’s dental clinic. The grant from DDWIF helped purchase a CEREC machine, which will save patients both time and money.

A CEREC machine allows dental care providers the ability to perform same-day restorations with digital crown and bridge technology. The machine uses 3D scans to produce ceramic crowns to match the exact shape and size of a patient’s tooth. This means patients at ADC can receive the care they need in one visit instead of multiple appointments.

ADC is focused on restoring hope, health, and opportunity through quality dentistry to the uninsured, at-risk population of Madison and surrounding communities. ADC does not accept insurance and does not compete with private practice dentistry or government community healthcare, but instead aim to fill the gap and assist low-income patients who don’t qualify for Medicaid/Badgercare. ADC offers complete general dentistry, including cleanings, X-rays, fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, partials, and more.

“Ensuring access to dental care for vulnerable populations, which includes helping to reduce costs for expensive procedures, is indeed part of our mission,” said Ann Boson, executive director of the Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation. “Affordable Dental has taken that step to provide lower cost bridges and crowns for low-income adults without dental insurance, and we’re proud to provide a grant to purchase the equipment needed to make that possible.”

“The ongoing partnership with Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation, and most recently this grant to incorporate the CEREC technology, is a major key in closing the gap in the crisis of access to quality dental care,” said Krysta Wetzel, executive director of Affordable Dental Care. “As we head into a year where our supply costs are at an all-time high due to the pandemic, we are thrilled with how this technology will help reduce both visits and material costs associated with traditionally expensive crown and bridge procedures. We are so honored and know this technology will help save teeth and increase positive outcomes in the health of hundreds of patients that ADC serves.”

A registered 501c3 organization, ADC welcomes partnerships with any person or organization who recognizes the importance of dental care for overall health and wants to see an end to the crisis in access to quality care. To learn more about ADC, visit www.affordablesmiles.org.