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Delta Dental of Tennessee senior staff and board members met with residency students at the dedication of the renovated UT Graduate School of Medicine’s General Dentistry Division at UT Medical Center in Knoxville.

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Our pledge to provide excellent dental benefits is complemented by efforts to give back to the Tennessee communities that we serve. Last year, our charitable investment grew to approximately 12% of net profits, and as we continue to grow, we will continue this commitment to reinvestment in Tennessee. We are honored to contribute to organizations and programs such as the University Of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation, many free and reduced-cost dental clinics across the state, among others.

Delta Dental of Tennessee places a great emphasis on giving back to local communities. The following organizations have received grants and/or volunteer support from our employees:

• Al Menah Shrine Circus
• American Cancer Society
• American Red Cross
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Community Youth Outreach Program
• Concerned Dental Professionals
• Country Music Marathon
• East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
• Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation
• Habitat for Humanity
• Interfaith Dental Clinic
• Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
• Les Passees
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• March of Dimes
• Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
• Middle Tenn. Council of Boy Scouts
• Monroe Harding
• Ronald McDonald House
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center
• The Jason Foundation
• The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• United Way
• University of Tenn. College of Dentistry

…among others