Dental Grants

Applicants must be a minimum age of 60 years old, have $36,450/year for a single person ($49,300/year for a couple) and must live in one of the following counties:

• Adams
• Alamosa
• Arapahoe
• Archuleta
• Broomfield
• Boulder
• Chaffee
• Clear Creek
• Conejos
• Costilla
• Custer
• Delta
• Denver
• Dolores
• Douglas
• Eagle
• Fremont
• Garfield
• Gilpin
• Grant
• Gunnison
• Hinsdale
• Huerfano
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Lake
• La Plata
• Larimer
• Mesa
• Mineral
• Moffat
• Montezuma
• Montrose
• Ouray
• Park
• Pitkin
• Rio Blanco
• Rio Grande
• Routt
• Saguache
• San Juan
• San Miguel
• Summit
• Teller

Individuals who receive Medicaid and/or have private insurance are not eligible. Applicants are screened for social and economic need in accordance with the Senior Low Income Dental Guidelines guidelines (available upon request). Services will be prioritized to those in the greatest need. Applicants will choose their own dentist, who must be licensed to practice in Colorado and must agree to accept a Dental Program grant as payment for services.

Applicants are screened for social and economic need in accordance with the Senior Low Income Dental guidelines. Services are prioritized to those in the greatest need. Applicants choose their own dentist, who must be licensed to practice in Colorado and must agree to accept a Dental Program grant as payment for services.

For those approved for a grant, the Dental Program will provide an initial grant to have an exam and x-ray done to evaluate the applicant’s needed services. The dentist will forward the proposed plan of treatment to CGS, who will then evaluate it for a final grant for services. Final grants can include services such as (but not limited to):

• Exams and X-Rays
• Cleanings
• Fillings
• Extractions
• Full or Partial Dentures
• Denture Relines
• Crowns
• Root Canals

No payments will be made to patients or before all work has been completed. In addition, the Program will not pay for ANY services performed before explicit written authorization is received by the dentist. The program covers crowns and root canals on a case by case basis. The program does not cover fixed bridges or implants. The full fee schedule is available upon request.

Individuals are encouraged to apply for dental services. More information on the programs or information for providers interested in signing up for the programs are available at 303-333-3482.

• Payments will be made directly to the dentist.
• No payments will be made to patients or before all work has been completed.
• In addition, the Program will not pay for ANY services performed before written authorization is received by the dentist.
• The program does not cover fixed bridges or implants.
• The full fee schedule is available upon request.

Individuals are encouraged to apply for dental services. More information on the programs or information or providers interested in signing up for the programs are available at 303-333-3482.

To apply, please complete a Senior Low Income Dental Application and submit along with all of the follow required documentation:

• Copy of your Colorado Driver’s License or Identification card, legal alien card and/or passport with current address
• Copy of your health insurance card (front and back), if any
• Copy of your dental insurance card (front and back), if any
• Copy of your dental discount card (front and back), if any

Applications may be submitted by secure email to cogs@senioranswers.org or US mail to: Colorado Gerontological Society Senior Answers and Services Dental Program, 1129 N. Pennsylvania St., Denver, CO 80203