"The FIND program is a collaborative effort with a specific mission that allows us to immediately impact the oral and overall health of some of Iowa’s most vulnerable populations.

"Across the state, this public-private partnership is making a positive difference in Iowa communities."

- Jeff Russell, President and CEO of Delta Dental of Iowa


 

Through the FIND (Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists) project, Delta Dental and its Foundation collaborate with the Iowa Area Development Group, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa Department of Public Health, Aureon, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the Iowa Dental Assocation, the State of Iowa and local Iowa communities to recruit and establish private practice dentists in rural and underserved areas in Iowa!

Click below to access a map of priority counties, application instructions, and the application.

Delta Dental of Iowa
 

Loan Repayment and FIND Recipients




Delta Dental of Iowa Loan / Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists Loan Repayment Recipients.

Dentist Award Recipient	City	County
1)         William Wever II	Columbus Junction	Louisa
2)         Eric DeBoef	Oskaloosa	Mahaska
3)         James Enloe	Ottumwa	Wapello
4)         Christopher Bogue	Lake View	Sac
5)         Lori Mason	Parkersburg	Butler
6)         Oluleke Jeboda *	Lenox	Taylor
7)         R. Louie Ching, Jr.	Sac City	Sac
8)         Maria Fuller	Corning	Adams
9)         Kimberly Zimmerman	Emmetsburg	Palo Alto
10)      Sarah Jewett	Storm Lake	Buena Vista
11)      Kari Bolen *	Hawarden	Sioux
12)      Arron McWilliams	Denison	Crawford
13)      Kimberly Suga *	Clarinda	Page
14)      Travis Harbaugh	Allison	Butler
15)      Sunny Hamilton	Wapello	Louisa
16)      Roberto Moreno	West Liberty	Muscatine
17)      Jacob Sorensen	Clear Lake	Cerro Gordo
18)      Kirstina Gratz	Bloomfield	Davis
19)      Charles Lee *	Fayette	Fayette
20)      Nathan Olson	Muscatine	Muscatine
21)      Matthew Pyfferoen	Ames	Story
22)      Amanda Gilles	Wayland	Henry
23)      Anthony Brantner	Algona/Emmetsburg	Kossuth/Palo Alto
24)      Carla Kucirek	Shenandoah	Fremont/Page
25)      Ryan Oetken	Manchester	Delaware
26)      Abbie Otto	Holstein	Ida
27)      Karla Maher	Mount Pleasant	Henry
28)      Jaimee Mowrer	Boone	Boone
29)      Adrienne D’Agostino Kane	Maquoketa	Jackson
30)      Jeffrey Millett	Newton	Jasper
31)      Paul O’Kane	Ackley	Franklin/Hardin
32)      Brad Williams*	Clarinda	Page
33)      Mysty Shaver	Eagle Grove	Wright
34)      Kaci Vela	Mount Pleasant	Henry
35)      Jarod Johnson	Muscatine	Muscatine
36)      Cassie Berens	Atlantic	Cass
37)      Ryan Hajek	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie
38)      Steven Leifker	Dubuque	Dubuque
39)      Kathryn Handtke*	Greenfield	Adair
40)      Alison Shields	Harlan	Shelby
41)      Dan Scarrow	Jewell	Hamilton
42)      Melanie Norton	Keosauqua	Van Buren
43)      Matthew Wettach	Mount Pleasant	Henry
44)      Mary Hoch	Harlan	Shelby
45)      Bryn Johnson	Iowa Falls	Hardin
46)      Michael Hemming	Charles City	Floyd
47)      Kali Kircher	Keokuk	Lee
48)      Matthew Merideth	Emmetsburg	Palo Alto
49)      Ames Cross	Stuart	Adair/Guthrie
50)      Sarah Gingrich	Dysart	Tama
51)      Kristi Ouderkirk-Bock	Denison	Crawford
52)      Alexander Walls	Missouri Valley	Harrison
53)      Kent Downing	Marshalltown	Marshall
54)      Carolyn Duong	Muscatine/West Liberty	Muscatine
55)      Annalee Fencl	Decorah	Winneshiek

*No longer practicing in Iowa.