HDS FOUNDATION

Hawaii Dental Service joined the Delta Dental Plans Association in 1966, the nation's largest and most experienced dental benefits company. Through our national network of Delta Dental companies, we offer dental coverage in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The DDPA dentist network is also the largest in the nation and offers HDS members access to more than 124,000 participating dentists across the country... As a nonprofit dental service corporation, HDS serves nearly one million Hawaii residents. Its customers represent Hawaii's diverse industries, companies, unions, associations and nonprofit organizations; Medicaid beneficiaries; and those enrolled in HDS individual plans... Hawaii Dental Service was founded in 1962 by 15 local, pioneering dentists who had a strong commitment to provide quality dental care to the community. They introduced the first prepaid dental plan in Hawaii, a new concept at the time, to provide affordable dental coverage for Hawaii..