The Douglas County Dental Clinic (DCDC) was founded by a group of community leaders who wanted to create a dental home for low-income community members. The clinic is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and began in 1999 as a volunteer clinic. Since then, the clinic has grown to become a full-time dental clinic with 11 staff members providing general dentistry to 490 patients each month. The DCDC provides comprehensive general dentistry including emergency, diagnostic, preventative and restorative treatments to low-income individuals of any age.
For the past several years, the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation has provided funding for the purchase of dental equipment, technology, dental treatment supplies and portable dental hygiene equipment for a mobile program. The Foundation has also helped with outreach efforts by providing more than 5,000 child and adult toothbrush kits. Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation funds have helped the DCDC expand the clinic's capacity to care for the underserved of Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson and Shawnee counties in Kansas. Learn more about the clinic at the Douglas County Dental Clinic Web site.