Dental Aid Welcomes Dr. Robert Judd

BOULDER, Colo. - June 1, 2016 - PRLog -- Dental Aid, Inc. is pleased to announce Dr. Robert Judd has joined their staff as an orthodontist. Dental Aid specializes in providing compassionate, affordable, high quality dental care and education to the low-income and uninsured residents of Colorado's Boulder and Broomfield counties.

Dr. Judd received a doctor of Dental Surgery from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He then entered into a postgraduate residency in orthodontics at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Judd joined Dental Aid after completing his residency. Dr. Judd's professional accomplishments include two first place research awards, one in the scientific category and the second in the clinical research category. Dr. Judd was also a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, a society exclusive to the top percentage of graduating dental students. Dr. Judd loves helping out in the community, as he was the Community Service Representative for his dental school class and provided hundreds of hours of community service, which included a mission trip to Africa for three weeks. Now as an orthodontist, he is dedicating his time to the underserved in Colorado's oral health safety net.

"We are pleased to have someone with Dr. Judd's skills and passion for the underserved join us," said Dennis Lewis, president and CEO, Dental Aid, Inc. "His training in the latest orthodontia techniques will serve our patients well."

About Dental Aid

Dental Aid provides compassionate, affordable, high quality dental care and education to low-income and uninsured residents of Colorado's Boulder and Broomfield counties.

The long term clinical focus of Dental Aid follows a chronic disease management model directed at prevention, education and treatment in the early stages of disease. In addition to direct clinical care, Dental Aid prioritizes education and outreach to high-risk patients including:

·         Families and children of all ages

·         Pregnant women

·         People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and HIV/AIDS

·         People with physical, mental or emotional disabilities

Dental Aid was one of the first stand-alone, nonprofit, complete-care dental clinics in the U.S. The organization as founded in 1974 as a referral organization, and opened its first full-service clinic in 1980. Today, Dental Aid provides dental care to more than 8,000 children and adults annually. It provides services through three clinics (Boulder, Longmont and Louisville, CO) and a satellite clinic at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. In addition, portable dental equipment is used to bring dental care to the homebound or those living in long term care facilities. For more information, visit www.dentalaid.org.