2024 NADP Foundation Annual Report

In 2023, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Dental Plans (“NADP Board”) resolved to re-kindle the NADP Foundation.

The NADP Foundation did excellent work in the 1990s and early 2000s but has not been active in recent years. The NADP Board determined that the re-kindled NADP Foundation could do a great deal of good by supporting projects that enhance our understanding of successful practices in dental insurance and educate key communities about dental benefits.

In December 2023, funding for the NADP Foundation was graciously supplied by four NADP member companies — Delta Dental of Massachusetts, MetLife, Principal, and Sun Life — and the NADP Foundation filed the necessary business and tax documents.

In January 2024, a new Board of Directors was established for the NADP Foundation, consisting of:

• Two individuals from the NADP Board

• Two individuals from the four companies that funded the Foundation

• A retired executive with a distinguished record of service in the dental benefits industry

• Two leading oral health academicians

The first action of the NADP Foundation Board was to develop and approve this mission statement:

The mission of The NADP Foundation is to promote research and education initiatives that continuously improve access to and the administration of dental benefits.

I am excited to work with these seven exceptional Board members to re-invigorate the NADP Foundation in 2024.

It will be exciting to help identify and evangelize the best practices in our industry, and to enhance the knowledge of oral health providers and other stakeholders about the value of dental benefits.