Delta Dental is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve oral health in the communities we serve. Our commitment to our work in the community defines Delta Dental. We embrace this mission and make community initiatives a high priority by sponsoring programs such as "Land of Smiles," Give Kids A Smile and the Delta Dental Health Theatre.

For more than eight years, our "Land of Smiles" characters – Tooth Wizard, Panda and PlaqueMan – have been 'edutaining' Missouri school children in kindergarten through third grade. The program visits over 300 schools each year, reaching more than 70,000 children annually. Since inception, our energetic characters have spread oral health awareness and encouraged healthy habits to more than 600,000 children in Missouri.

We are proud of the fact that we were the founding sponsor, and remain a primary sponsor, of Give Kids A Smile, a nonprofit organization that provides two free clinics each year offering underserved children access to dental care.

We are also a primary, permanent sponsor of the Delta Dental Health Theatre, a unique educator-facilitated program in Laclede's Landing that teaches children about the importance of oral health and healthy habits.

Delta Dental of Missouri is the leader in dental benefits in Missouri, serving more than 1.3 million members from over 1,400 client companies. It is a member of Delta Dental Plans Association, the oldest and largest dental benefits provider in the U.S., serving over 54 million Americans (one in three families with dental benefits) and 89,000 client companies.

To learn more about Delta Dental, visit www.deltadentalmo.com.