Stop! Before you’re heading into the weekend, please consider making a donation to the American Red Cross Missouri and Arkansas Region for disaster relief in NWA. Delta Dental of Arkansas will match a portion of the donations as our CEO Kristin Merlo explained on 5NEWS this afternoon .
Delta Dental of Arkansas
Insurance
Sherwood, Arkansas 2,195 followers
Improving the oral health of all Arkansans.
About us
Delta Dental of Arkansas is the state’s largest dental benefits administrator serving Arkansans and Arkansas-based employer groups. We are proud of our ability to provide dental insurance solutions for Arkansans at every level of economic status and organizations of all sizes. But what we consider to be a core component of our success and what we believe sets Delta Dental apart from other organizations, particularly within our industry, is our drive to impact our state in an extraordinary way through investing in the residents of Arkansas. In addition to providing excellent dental benefits and service, Delta Dental of Arkansas supports a number of programs designed to improve the oral health of Arkansans. Our funding exceeds $1 million annually and supports organizations and initiatives providing education, prevention and treatment to help improve the lives of Arkansans. Blog: https://www.deltadentalar.com/resources/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeltaDentalAR Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deltadentalar Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/deltadentalar Instagram: https://instagram.com/deltadentalar/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DeltaDentalAR
- Website
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http://deltadentalar.com
External link for Delta Dental of Arkansas
- Industry
- Insurance
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Sherwood, Arkansas
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
- Specialties
- Dental Benefits, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance
Locations
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Primary
1513 Country Club Drive
Sherwood, Arkansas 72120, US
Employees at Delta Dental of Arkansas
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Ashley Lawrence
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Desiree Melo
Vice President of Digital and Technology (Commercial & Customer Experience - CCEX) @ Honeywell | MIT CTO, Board Member, Speaker
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Matthew Knuteson
Systems Administrator at Delta Dental of Arkansas
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Dave Hawsey
Vice President of Marketing at Delta Dental of Arkansas
Updates
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Our President and CEO, Kristin Merlo, on 40/29 News today to describe our disaster relief efforts in Northwest Arkansas: Matching funds to donations to the American Red Cross Missouri and Arkansas Region and two separate grant programs for community organizations and dental offices affected by the storms. We'll post links in the comments. #focusoncommunity #tornado #leadership
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Please share: Delta Dental of Arkansas is providing disaster relief grants for community organizations and dental practices affected by the May 26 tornados in NWA. https://bit.ly/3WXwXRV
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Yesterday, we announced the launch of the new Dental Clinic Playbook (see previous post); today, we'll give you a peek inside. This one-of-a-kind resource, a collaboration between our #deltadentalARfoundation (Sharon Lanier, Ph.D., executive director) and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, is a roadmap for low-cost and charitable dental clinics on how to build capacity and deliver oral health care to underserved Arkansas. Ready for more? Download your free copy at https://bit.ly/3Kd2zv9.
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The Great Reveal! Today, we officially introduced the Dental Clinic Playbook for 3rd Party Billing. It’s a one-of-its-kind, free resource to help charitable and low-cost dental clinics build capacity and bring more healthy smiles to underserved Arkansans. The guide was developed during a year-long partnership between our #DeltaDentalARFoundation (with Sharon Lanier, Ph.D.) and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute . Two WRI team members came to our office today and presented it to our entire staff. You could hear the proverbial pin drop as Payton Christenberry described the collaboration and brainstorming sessions that involved representatives from 10 charitable dental clinics, industry experts and countless sticky notes. We are immensely proud of the result, and we’re offering it to you for free viewing, downloading and implementation. You can start now. https://bit.ly/3Kd2zv9 #businessinnovation #strategicinitiative #grants
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Still at the office, or rather, on the road this Monday evening: Our President and CEO Kristin Merlo and #DeltaDentalARFoundation ED Sharon Lanier, Ph.D., are on their way back from Star City, where they toured the dental clinic at the Star City School District today. Dr. Terri Eubanks and her team showed them around and discussed the challenges of providing dental care in remote, rural parts of the state. A dental clinic like this one could offer one solution. It is part of the school-based health center funded and operated by Mainline Health Systems with support from our foundation. Mainline runs multiple school-based dental clinics in the southeast parts of Arkansas. For many communities, they are the only dental provider to offer parents and students an equitable way to access oral healthcare. It was an inspiring visit and we can't wait to visit other grantee partners. #focusoncommunity #businessinnovation #oralhealth
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Whoa! Just as the work week seems to be quietly petering out, THIS news arrives: Our own Niki Carter, DMD, MPH, took and passed the American Association of Dental Consultants certification exam during the organization's Spring 2024 Workshop this week. Only two—that's two (2)—dentists were certified in the country (as in, the entire nation!) this year. Every AADC-certified dental consultant in Arkansas works for Delta Dental of Arkansas, and this is a big deal. Congratulations to Dr. Carter, the dental director of our Professional Relations (PR) team. You can tell we're proud and excited. It has been a stellar week for PR, our employees who support our dental provider network: First their leadership involvement in the recent AFMC Annual Billing Conference (see yesterday's post), and now Dr. Carter's achievement! We salute our employees who advance their professional credentials and expertise to enhance their service to our network dentists. Thank you!
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Please share this with your #nonprofit colleagues in Arkansas: Only 2 weeks are left to apply for a grant from the Delta Dental Institute #oralhealthdiversityfund. May 31 is the deadline. https://bit.ly/3RTcQSa This grant supports projects that inspire K-12 students from historically underrepresented groups to pursue a career in oral health. LINK IN BIO For example, projects that seek 🏁 to address the lack of awareness of oral health workforce careers in historically underrepresented groups 🏁 to increase the supply of diverse candidates for oral health workforce careers 🏁 to address the obstacles faced by those from historically underrepresented communities in pursuing oral health careers. We'd love to see Arkansas organizations among the grant winners. #oralhealth #grant #diverseworkforce
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Medicaid billing can be complicated, but resources, including from Delta Dental of Arkansas, are available to make the process easier. Our own Tondelayo Wesley Wayne, Professional Relations, provided specifics at the recent week's Annual Billing Conference for all Arkansas Medicaid providers, hosted by Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) Medicaid Management Information Sytem. She was one of the presenters during the conference's panel discussion, an event highlight. This conference was presented in a new format. It was switched to one centralized conference in Little Rock, rather than five regional workshops in the fall. We liked the change. There was lots of energy as Medicaid health and dental care professionals gained insights into with access to resources and billing staff received information about Medicaid policy, billing requirements and claim-processing. If you attended, thank you!