New Dental Choice and the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) have joined forces to launch a public education campaign focusing on the importance of children's oral healthcare and how licensed discount plans, often underutilized by the dentally uninsured, can offer families an affordable option to maintain their family's oral health. Read the original program announcement
Sandburg Elementary School, San Diego, CA - Dec 2007
New Dental Choice and DMHC launch the campaign at Sandburg Elementary School where more than 50 kids received free oral health assessments to help them with California's new law requiring children entering their first year of kindergarten and first grade in public school to receive dental check ups. Media attendance included: XETV-TV (FOX), KUSI-TV (Independent), KGTV-TV (ABC), KBNT-TV (Univision) and KPBS-AM (NPR). Learn more about the event and see local media coverage. Click below.
American Lakes Elementary School, Sacramento, CA - Feb 2008
New Dental Choice and the DMHC continue the campaign at American Lakes Elementary School where more than 40 kids received free oral health assessments. Learn more about the event below, a new California law, and finally the affordability of a licensed discount dental plan. See local coverage from KXTV-TV (ABC) reporter Karen Massie who did a live report from the event as well as an earlier interview featuring Cindy Ehnes, director of the DMHC, discussing licensed discount dental plans on KXTV's News 10 Good Morning.
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California is now licensing discount dental plans so parents have affordable, dependable options to get their families healthcare they need.
Cindy Ehnes - DMHC Director
