OpportunityTitle: ARRA: Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Entities eligible for grants to support training in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry include entities that have programs in dental or dental hygiene schools; or have approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.  Therefore, for the purposes of this announcement, the use of &#147;general, pediatric, and public health dentistry&#148;, &#147;primary care dentistry&#148; and &#147;dental faculty&#148; shall include dental hygiene unless otherwise noted.    Grants may be made to accredited dental or dental hygiene schools, public or private not-for-profit hospitals, or other pubic or not for profit entities to plan, develop, and operate, or participate in, an approved professional training program in the field of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, public health dentistry, or dental hygiene for dental or dental hygiene students, dental residents, practicing dentists or dental hygienists, or other approved primary care dental trainees, that emphasizes training in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.  Eligible entities may partner with schools of public health for the education of dental students, residents or dental hygiene students for a master&#146;s in public health in an accredited program.  Training activities must be conducted by an accredited entity; therefore, either the applicant or a partner organization responsible for the dental or dental hygiene training must be accredited.
Description: To meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain, or improve predoctoral and post doctoral training in primary care programs. Please note that the estimated amount of funding and number of awards encompasses all dental primary care programs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
GrantorContactText: CallCenter@HRSA.GOV&lt;br/&gt;CallCenter@HRSA.GOV&lt;br/&gt;