"No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it." – H.E. Luccock When I walk into my dental provider’s office I am always greeted by a relaxed, organized environment where everyone is working diligently to make patients feel welcome as they...

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month
As we surpass the half-way point of February, I want to take a minute to highlight the importance of National Children’s Dental Health Month. Dental caries are the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States and more than half of children aged six to...
Dental Residency Program Launched in New Hampshire
Good News: New Hampshire now has a dental residency program. The program introduces three new dentists a year to dental centers that don’t have enough dentists on staff to keep up with the demands for services. The launch of this program is particularly timely. In...
Northeast Delta Dental Performs Well in Oral Healthcare Measures Study
Northeast Delta Dental was one of five Delta Dental member companies that showed the best performances in the 2021 Delta Dental Oral Healthcare Measures Study. This is Delta Dental’s longest running oral health study, now in its twelfth year. This study gives member...
Erik Cogswell Memorial Award Raises Mental Health Awareness
I was surprised and humbled to have been chosen to receive the Erik Cogswell Memorial Award recognizing individuals helping to improve the lives of those with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. In 1999, Erik Cogswell, a young man from New Castel and...
Baldrige Principles Apply to All Types of Organizations
I recently had the privilege of presenting a webinar offered by the Baldrige Foundation Institute for Performance Excellence. The President and CEO of the Foundation, Al Faber, introduced and closed the webinar and moderated audience questions. My presentation, The...
For Kids Only: Bonstingl Leaders for the Future
While most school leadership seminars are designed for teachers and administrators and the highest student achievers, the Bonstingl Leaders for the Future Summits are created specifically for elementary school children that may not see themselves as leaders – no...
Roundtable Explores Ways to Increase Access to Health Care
On August 18, Northeast Delta Dental had the honor of hosting the Axios Expert Voices roundtable at the Waumbec Mill in Manchester to discuss the current state of health care access in New Hampshire. Delta Dental Institute is holding roundtables across the country, in...
2021 Community Impact Report Recently Released by Delta Dental Institute
A community impact report recently released by Delta Dental Institute revealed that Delta Dental employees volunteered 17,000 hours to help their communities in 2021. Northeast Delta Dental contributed to that total with the second highest number of volunteer hours...
Victory for New Hampshire Public Health: Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits
On July 1, I had the privilege of joining New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu in the Executive Council Chamber as he signed the landmark adult Medicaid dental benefit legislation into law. This was a momentous day for New Hampshire. It was also a momentous day for...