Delta Dental gives Marshfield Clinic $1.1M

Delta Dental of Wisconsin is giving $1.1 million to the Marshfield Clinic for three research projects.

The grants will support research on the connection between oral health and diabetes, heart disease, and preterm births. They will also help pay for adding features to an electronic health record that combines a patient's medical and dental records.

The grants were made through the Delta Dental Oral and Systemic Health Research Initiative.

Marshfield Clinic employs 8,000 people, including 760 physicians, at 54 locations in northern, central, and western Wisconsin. The Family Health Center of Marshfield operates eight dental clinics. Marshfield Clinic is also working to open a dental school that would focus on training students who want to practice in rural areas.