Dental hygiene clinic gets makeover on ISU campus

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – A commitment and ribbon slicing for the absolutely renovated Delta Dental of Idaho Dental Hygiene Clinic at Idaho Condition College will choose position on Friday, April 15, at 12:30 p.m.

The clinic has updated all of its operatories through a $500,000 donation manufactured by Delta Dental of Idaho in 2020.

Devices updates incorporate 17 new dental chairs and instrumentation kits, as very well as a selection of gear to allow the clinic to satisfy sector expectations for graduates. 

These gear updates built feasible by Delta Dental of Idaho and other facility upgrades by the College have authorized the clinic to completely modernize for the first time considering the fact that 1981. This considerable money dedication builds on Delta Dental’s 50‐year history of supporting Idaho’s oral health and fitness.

“Idaho Condition College is an invaluable lover in assisting Delta Dental of Idaho fulfill its mission to increase the oral health and fitness of all Idahoans,” stated CEO of Delta Dental of Idaho Greg Donaca. “Hygienists perform a essential position in the oral wellbeing treatment field, with ISU’s program serving to meet up with Idaho’s developing need for top quality oral wellness expert services. This donation reinforces our motivation to supporting the instruction of the upcoming era of well being treatment professionals and raising access to high-quality dental care for extra Idaho inhabitants.”

The determination ceremony will attribute responses from leaders of Idaho Point out and Delta Dental of Idaho, as perfectly as one particular of the current Delta Dental scholarship recipients. Immediately next the devotion and ribbon chopping a compact reception and facility tours will be offered.

The clinic is located at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and S. 9th Ave in Pocatello. 

ISU’s Dental Hygiene Section celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021 and has celebrated more than 1,300 graduates since its inception.