Funding by Topic: Dental health

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

3RNet Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network

Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grants
Grants to programs that improve the oral health of the public and promote the professional development of the general dentist.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Academy of General Dentistry

ADA Scholarship Programs
The ADA Foundation funds scholarships for dental students, minority dental students and allied dental students including dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental laboratory technology.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: American Dental Association

New Access Points in Programs Funded Under Health Centers Consolidation Act of 2010
Grants to support the establishment of new service delivery sites in high poverty counties.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 17, 2010
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHND)
Funding to expand access to, coordinate and improve the quality of essential health care services, and enhance the delivery of health care in rural areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 12, 2010
    Sponsor: Office of Rural Health Policy

State and Regional Funding Programs

Alaska State Loan Repayment Program
A loan repayment program for primary care and behavioral health providers working in HPSAs.
    Geographic Coverage: Alaska
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

Cavity Free at Three Technical Assistance
A three year, statewide effort to prevent oral disease in young children.
    Geographic Coverage: Colorado
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Caring for Colorado Foundation

Delta Dental of Iowa Public Benefit Program
Funding to make a measurable difference in the oral health of underserved Iowans.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Delta Dental of Iowa

Gates Family Foundation
Colorado only - Considers proposals from nonprofit dental clinics undertaking comprehensive capital campaigns, as well as supporting programs (capital campaigns) that encourage individuals to improve and maintain their good health and physical well being.
    Geographic Coverage: Colorado
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Gates Family Foundation

Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Program - Dental
This program is offered to individuals attending a program of study designed to prepare them to become a licensed dentist.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
    Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health

Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE)
A training program for dental students designed to help meet the oral health needs of rural and underserved communities in the Northwest.
    Geographic Coverage: Washington
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: University of Washington

Rural Dental Scholarship Program
A scholarship program for rural dental students.
    Geographic Coverage: Virginia
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Rural Dentist Incentive Program Grants
To assist dentists in repaying educational loans in order that they may practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or serve as full-time faculty at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, without the financial burden of unpaid educational loans.
    Geographic Coverage: South Carolina
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: South Carolina Dental Association

Strengthening the Capacity of the Oral Health Network
Funding for programs designed to reduce barriers preventing children from receiving optimal levels of oral health care.
    Geographic Coverage: Illinois
    Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation

Sunflower Foundation Bridge Grants
Funding to provide core transitional financial support for new or expanded medical, behavioral, dental and/or public health services that provide primary care or primary prevention services to the uninsured and the underinsured.
    Geographic Coverage: Kansas
    Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans

Virginia Dentist Loan Repayment Program
In exchange for a loan repayment award, participating dentists will practice in a dentally underserved area in Virginia and are required to accept government-sponsored insurance programs (e.g., Medicaid, FAMIS).
    Geographic Coverage: Virginia
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health

Wisconsin's Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP)
Health care professionals in Wisconsin can receive up to $50,000 in educational loan assistance.
    Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
    Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

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