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

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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