1. 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
Tamara Tobey, DDS, MA
Associate Professor
ACTS Program Director

2. CU Heroes Clinic established 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 

9. Community Partnerships

12. Frontier Center
Interprofessional Education

13. Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE)

14. DAWN Clinic
Courtesy: The Denver Post

15. Advanced Clinical Training & Service Program (ACTS)

16. Questions?
Thank you to the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation who works with partners statewide to provide innovative oral health support to those who need it most by helping to reduce barriers to accessing care for our diverse and vulnerable communities. Their commitment is clear in their mission: to elevate the well-being of all Coloradans by advancing oral health equity.
Through community-based grants, engaging with organizations across the state and supporting policy and systems change, Delta Dental partners to help the people of Colorado achieve their best health — because everyone should enjoy a healthy smile.