The Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups is an effort to provide financial assistance to those who are unable to pay even

the low sliding-scale fees at the Health District’s Family Dental Clinic. Although we do a great job reaching out to people of all ages and making our services as affordable as possible, some people still cannot afford the dental care they need, and there are not enough public funds to help all of them. (There is a separate fund and programs such as Project Smile to provide free care to children. The same cannot be said about free services for adults.)

 

Latest News, December '09:

Benefit Concert Helps Achieve $20,000 Goal for Tooth Fairy Fund

 

The roots-rock band 3 Twins, a side project of the Subdudes, electrified a packed Drake Centre Oct. 2, 2009, at a concert benefiting the Health District’s Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups. Dubbed “3 Twins for Grins,” the event raised more than $5,000, bringing our $20,000 fundraising goal easily within reach by the Oct. 31 matching-grant deadline.

 

Our sincere appreciation goes to major sponsor Henry Schein Dental, cosponsors Lucid Audio and Enhance Printing, as well as Sheafor, a local band that opened the concert. Because of the challenge grant from a local anonymous donor, the $20,000 raised has doubled to $40,000. That means we now have $40,000 available in financial support for adults who need critical dental care but who are unable to pay even the low sliding-scale fees at the Health District’s Family Dental Clinic.

 

Here are some images from the concert: 

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Fundraising got a big boost earlier in the year through a $3,000 donation from the Larimer County Dental Society and a benefit event hosted by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The 3 Twins concert and donations from individual community members made up the remaining balance.

 

Although we’ve reached an important fundraising milestone, it’s not too late to donate to the Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups. The more donations we receive, the more people we can help get critically needed care.

 

Here are a few examples of adults who have received care at our clinic thanks to the Tooth Fairy Fund

for Grown-ups (names changed to protect their identities):

 

 

 

  • Sam, a 62-year-old man with limited income, was in need of a partial denture and two crowns. In tears from the pain and from general despair, he came to the Family Dental Clinic for assistance, where he received professional treatment through the assistance of the Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups.
  • Disabled and depressed from her dental problems, Anita found it hard to eat and dropped down to 84 pounds. Fortunately, she sought help at the Family Dental Clinic. Her four remaining teeth were extracted, and she received full upper and lower dentures, improving both her physical and mental health.
  • Martha was raising her three teenage grandsons and didn’t have enough money for food or taxes on her home, let alone dental treatment for her grandsons. With help from the Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups, her 18-year-old grandson received a root canal and crown, and all received much-needed cleanings.
     
 

 

For more information about the Tooth Fairy Fund for Grown-ups or to make a donation, please contact Lin Wilder, Community Impact Team director, at (970) 224-5209 or lwilder@healthdistrict.org.

 

*Any donation of $100 or more from an individual or corporation is eligible to receive a 25% state tax credit based on the value of the donation, on their Colorado state income tax return. The Health District is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to our organization are tax-deductible to the extent allowed on donors’ federal income tax return. For individual tax savings, donors should consult their tax professionals.