Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Aspen to Parachute Dental Health Alliance, Part 3

Aspen Public Radio | By Cornelia Carpenter

Published May 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM MDT

Executive Director of the Aspen to Parachute Dental Health Alliance (APDHA), Cristina Gair, and Regional Oral Health Consultant, Kelly Keeffe, discuss the Smiles for Seniors program. The organization works with local dental hygienists to bring affordable preventative oral exams to senior centers in the Roaring Fork Valley. Gair and Keeffe also discuss the socioeconomics of tooth decay rates, and how the valley parallels the national trends.

Learn more about the Smiles for Seniors program and the APDHA at www.MyGreatTeeth.org.

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Cornelia Carpenter

Cornelia was born and raised in Aspen and is happy to be home after attending the University of Denver, where she earned degrees in Geography and Studio Art. Since graduating in 2011, she has illustrated several local children’s books, made maps around the world, and continues to draw and paint. In the summer of 2011, Cornelia was a Development intern at The Aspen Institute, and returned to work for The Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2012.

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