OpportunityTitle: State-Based Oral Disease Prevention Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to State or Territorial Health Departments or tribal governments because they are uniquely qualified with the dental professional and epidemiological expertise to define the oral disease burden throughout the state, territory, or tribe and to provide the statewide oral health professional leadership to plan and develop statewide strategies to reduce the burden of disease.  State or Territorial Health Departments or tribal governments are uniquely situated within government structures at the state, territorial, or tribal level to have access to statewide partnerships such as the state dental association and resources and to provide state leadership for oral health initiatives.  Specific focus areas include statewide surveillance or oral disease; reporting the burden of disease; facilitating the development and implementation of a statewide oral health coalition; a state oral health plan; statewide dental sealant programs; community water fluoridation coordination; and management of program capacity and infrastructure to sustain a state oral health program.
Description: Currently, CDC funds 16 states to strengthen their oral health programs through the State-Based Oral Disease Prevention Program, Program Announcement DP08-802. The purpose of this program is to assist up to 4 additional States or Territorial Health Departments or Tribal governments (see Eligibility - Section IV)to establish, strengthen, and enhance the infrastructure and capacity of states, territories or tribal governments to plan, implement, and evaluate population-based oral disease prevention and promotion programs, prioritizing populations based on oral disease burden.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pgotim@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;grants &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700