Delta Dental of Connecticut Inc. recently announced the appointment of Lisa N. Gallucci, DMD and D.ABDSM, as the new Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation chair.
The Foundation works to improve the oral health of New Jersey and Connecticut through charitable contributions to solve oral health-care challenges, enhancing dental health, providing access to dental care programs and increasing awareness of the benefits of good oral health. The Foundation has given more than $24 million toward dental care for the underinsured and uninsured and dental education programs.
“We are delighted to appoint Lisa as chair of the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation,” said Ronald I. Deblinger, DMD, Chairman, Delta Dental of New Connecticut. “Lisa’s many years of dental experience, along with her time serving on various boards and committees both within and outside of Delta Dental, give us confidence she will be a vital part of furthering the Foundation’s future projects and initiatives.”
Gallucci, a practicing dentist since 2001 and owner of Gallucci Dental in Marlton, New Jersey, has been a member of the Delta Dental New Jersey Board of Trustees and its Foundation, as well as the Delta Dental of Connecticut Board of Directors since 2017, where she has served on several committees. She also serves as the liaison to Rutgers University Foundation’s SMILE Transformation Program, which the Delta Dental Foundation funds to help several people transform their smiles, improving their oral and overall health.
Offering dental benefits since 1969, Delta Dental’s mission is to promote oral health to the greatest number of people by providing accessible dental benefit programs of the highest quality, service, and value. We are a not-for-profit service corporation and, as a member of Delta Dental Plans Association, Connecicut Dental is part of a network that provides national dental coverage to more than 85 million people. For more information, visit deltadentalct.com.