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Colorado Hopes To Double Dental Hygiene Students With $5M Grant

Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation is supplying four grants to expand dental hygiene programs.

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The grant will immediately increase enrollment in the dental hygiene program at the Community College of Denver.
The grant will immediately increase enrollment in the dental hygiene program at the Community College of Denver. (CBS)

By Olivia Young, CBS Denver:

A big boost in funding should help drill down the shortage of dental hygienists in our state. Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation is supplying four grants totaling nearly $5 million to expand dental hygiene programs across Colorado and increase diversity.

Monday was Traci Thompson's last day of dental hygiene school at Community College of Denver.

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