Dr. Maria Fuller and her family drove around Iowa in an RV, experiencing different communities in need of a dental provider. That was 17 years ago. Fuller and her family are now happily part of the community in Corning, Iowa. She even welcomed an associate, Dr. Zachary Johnson. Both dentists, thanks to a grant from the Delta Dental Foundation and the State of Iowa, have been able to serve a part of the state that doesn’t have enough dentists.
- The Delta Dental Foundation grant program — FIND — helps providers who set up practice in underserved communities pay down their, often substantial, student loans.
- Dr. Fuller and her husband had no ties to Corning, but were attracted to the community because of it’s “vibrant” culture.
- Associate Dean at Creighton School of Dentistry Dr. Joseph Franco says his students find that when they work in small communities, they also take on …