Dental Aid exists to provide accessible and affordable oral health care for low-income and uninsured residents of Boulder and Broomfield counties. Dental Aid was the first not-for-profit comprehensive dental clinic in the United States. Founded as a referral organization in 1974, Dental Aid opened it’s first full-service clinic in Boulder in 1980. Dental Aid has three clinics, located in Boulder, Longmont, and Louisville, and one satellite clinic located in the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. The Louisville clinic serves primarily children and youth. Dental Aid has the capability of using portable dental equipment to serve residents of long-term care facilities and homebound individuals.

In addition to Dental Aid’s clinical services, Dental Aid provides outreach oral health screenings to low-income children at preschools and elementary schools. Dental Aid’s oral health education program teaches all clinic patients, as well as children at childcare centers, preschools, and elementary schools, about the benefits of brushing, flossing, fluoride, good nutrition, and regular dental visits.

As mandated by our strategic plan, Dental Aid has increased its advocacy efforts at both the local and state level. The purpose of increased advocacy is to provide more community education about oral health problems, and to educate policy makers about the need for access to oral health care. By working in collaboration with other organizations, we can multiply the strength of individual voices.

We Provide Services to Children and Adults

Children ages 1-20 enrolled in or eligible for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) Uninsured children, single adults, families Persons living with HIV/AIDS Persons with physical or mental disabilities Residents of long-term care facilities Persons who are homebound Persons who are homeless Immigrants from around the world