2017 Grant Recipients Since the inception of the grant program in 2002, the DTA Foundation has awarded more than $1.9 million in grant funding to 92 projects designed to increase access to oral health care. Past recipients have used DTA Foundation seed money for innovative programs designed to improve the access to and productivity of the oral health care system, leveraging in excess of $10.6 million in additional funding for these promising projects. $25,000
$25,000
$22,700
$25,000
Oral Health America
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston
Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center Inc.
University of Washington School of Dentistry
Improving Oral Health and Reducing Pain Due to Mucositis in Compromised Dental Patients
Oral Health Education and Peer Ambassador Program for LowIncome Seniors
Digital Dentistry for Oral Rehabilitation of Patients with Special Needs / A DTA Foundation/Dental Lifeline Network funded grant
$25,000
$25,000
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation and Health Center
Children’s Dental Services
Older Americans Health Screening Project
$25,000
Center for Disability Services, Inc. Oral Hygiene Apparatus for Individuals with Disabilities
Virginia Garcia Virtual Dental Home
$25,000
Children’s Dental Health Project Messaging for Oral Health Coverage
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$25,000
The Viscardi Center, Inc. Project Accessible Oral Health
Teledentistry and Portable Dental Care Improving Access in Rural Minnesota