Oral Health Heroes

Delta Dental of Massachusetts recognizes the importance of the work dentists provide to the health care space and is committed to empowering you with support to do your best work.

We are pleased to introduce our Oral Health Hero Program which recognizes individuals and organizations for their outstanding work in advancing oral health. Delta Dental of Massachusetts will donate a $5,000 award to a nonprofit of a winner's choice, along with statewide recognition in Delta Dental of Massachusetts’s materials.

Applications to nominate a 2025 Oral Health Hero are now closed. Thank you to all those who showed interest.

Stay tuned to meet our honored heroes!

Honoring Oral Health Heroes

Process: Anyone can submit a nominee, and nominees can be community health centers, public health programs, dentists, hygienists, and oral health stakeholders committed to advancing oral health access in Massachusetts.

Applications are due by February 21, 2025. Delta Dental of Massachusetts will announce this year’s Oral Health Hero awards in early 2025.

Each Hero will receive:

  • a $5,000 donation to a qualifying nonprofit organization,

  • a commemorative plaque highlighting their accomplishments, and

  • recognition in Delta Dental of Massachusetts’s outreach and communication materials throughout the year.