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LISLE, IL May XX, 2006 - Delta Dental of Illinois announced that dental students Dennis Frederickson and Nick Kravanya have won the 2006 Delta Dental of Illinois Award for outstanding dental record keeping at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. The awards were given Friday, May 26 at a ceremony at the dental school. As part of the award, each student will receive a $2,500 scholarship from Delta Dental of Illinois.

Frederickson and Kravanya, who graduate this year, were selected in recognition of their outstanding dental record keeping, as evaluated by the dental school faculty. Dennis Frederickson is from Vienna, Illinois, and Nick Kravanya is from Gillespie, Illinois. DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE PRACTICING? IN IL??

"Part of Delta Dental of Illinois' mission is to improve access to oral health care in Illinois. To further this mission, Delta Dental of Illinois is pleased to help support the dental profession in Illinois by recognizing these students for their professionalism in providing patient care services," said Robert Dennison, D.M.D., president and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Illinois. "Record keeping is an important part of the dental profession, especially as it relates to patient care, and we are pleased to recognize promising future dentists who excel at this critical skill."

"All practicing dentists strive to maintain efficient and accurate record keeping throughout their professional lives," said Dr. Dennis Savoca, Associate Dean of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. "Dennis Frederickson and Nick Kravanya have demonstrated their readiness for this important aspect of dentistry."

Delta Dental of Illinois is committed to improving access to oral health care in Illinois. Ensuring there are quality dentists to offer patient care services in the state is an important part of this commitment. As such, Delta Dental of Illinois has long supported graduating dental students at the two universities in Illinois that have dental schools University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, and two to Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. Two years ago, the number of recipients increased to two at each school. This year, the scholarship amount nearly doubled. In 2005, Delta Dental of Illinois announced it was awarding Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine a $250,000 grant to help expand operatory and classroom space.

Delta Dental of Illinois (DDIL) is a not-for-profit dental service corporation specializing in providing comprehensive, easy-to-use and cost-effective benefits to over one million employees and family members in more than 3,000 employee groups throughout Illinois. Based in Lisle, Ill., DDIL offers an array of extensive nationwide network-based managed fee-for-service, PPO and dental HMO plans