Ryan King, our vice president of human resources, and I were pleased to have been invited by NH Business Review to participate as speakers and panelists representing Northeast Delta Dental at NHBR’s annual event on diversity, equity and inclusion. DEI: From Talk to...
I recently had the honor of being one of the people giving opening remarks at the eighth annual Nicholas J. Halias Safety Symposium at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. The symposium was named for Nicholas Halias, UNH Police Chief from 2000 to 2012, who...
As summer days wind down, we’re reminded that it will soon be time for our children to return to school. Good oral health has a positive impact on a child’s development and overall health. We believe that every child deserves a healthy smile as they head off to school...
At the height of the pandemic, our Run-Walk-Volunteer (R-W-V) Committee, created to help promote a healthy lifestyle for employees, was forced to reevaluate its mission. Determined to find a way to continue promoting healthy habits, the R-W-V committee established...
In a recently published study conducted by Delta Dental Plans Association, the 2023 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report, data collected revealed that although oral health is considered a critical component of overall health, there are generational...
It was heartwarming for me to witness firsthand the impact the New Hampshire Medicaid dental benefit is making in the lives of patients, some of whom had not been able to see a dentist in over a decade. I had the opportunity to talk directly with members of our...
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
This month we celebrate three annual recognition days: National Nurses Day on May 6, Teacher Appreciation Day on May 9 and Mother’s Day on May 14. I salute nurses, teachers and mothers this month because while our expectations of them are extremely high, they are...
The running of the 127th Boston Marathon is an exciting event for not only those that have spent countless hours preparing to run the 26.2 miles, but also for the entire running community and residents of Massachusetts and surrounding New England states. Not only does...
“Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the oral cavity and upper throat). Yet if oral cancer is detected and treated early, treatment-related problems are reduced, and survival rates may...
