Grants Awarded
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Scholarship America (Minneapolis, MN)
$134,000
Scholarships for dependents of Patterson Companies employees
Christina's Smile (Austin, TX)
$10,000
Support volunteers offering free dental care in mobile clinic to children (five locations)
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (Charlotte, NC)
$40,000
Increase number of affiliated local programs to 75
National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (Denver, CO)
$120,000
Two-year grant to expand Donated Dental Services to 42 states and pilot program
Oral Health America (Chicago, IL)
$43,010
Start school-based dental care program in an additional community
Special Olympics – Healthy Athletes (Washington, DC)
$50,000
Train 50 volunteer dentists to lead screenings at local events
National Museum of Dentistry at the University of Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
$25,000
Create educational Web site for students and teachers
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS
Apple Tree Dental (Minneapolis, MN)
$5,000
Support for 125 dental volunteers at three events for homeless people
Canine Companions for Independence (Medford, NY)
$30,000
Support new facility for training more dogs to assist people with disabilities
The Children's Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles (Inglewood, CA)
$20,000
Support of dental students from five schools serving the programs
Dade County Dental Research Clinic – Community Smiles (Miami, FL)
$5,000
Lab fees for 130 volunteer dentists at clinic for low-income people
Dakota County Technical College Foundation (Rosemount, MN)
$6,000
Dental assistant scholarships for underrepresented students
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts (Carlsbad, CA)
$2,400
Support dental professionals volunteering with special needs kids
Haller Lake Christian Health Clinic (Seattle, WA)
$6,000
Expand hours of free dental clinic staffed by volunteers
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
$10,000
Increase capacity of pediatric dental clinic
Interfaith Dental Clinic (Nashville, TN)
$10,000
Support 115 volunteer dental professionals and students
Iowa Dental Foundation, Mission of Mercy (Johnston, IA)
$5,000
Support volunteer dental professionals providing free care for hundreds
Mississippi Headwaters Area Dental Health Center (Bemidji, MN)
$10,000
Support facility remodeling to provide four additional operatories
NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans (West Boylston, MA)
$100,000
Facility expansion so more dogs can be trained to serve veterans
Union Gospel Mission (St. Paul, MN)
$11,000
New floor covering in volunteer-staffed dental clinic serving hundreds
University of California, Davis, Center for Equine Health (Davis, CA)
$16,000
Research projects of four residents, some of whom will become faculty
Urban Education Partnership (Los Angeles, CA)
$7,500
Parent workshops and four dental fairs with screenings by dental students
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Dover, NH)
$7,000
Pilot training of primary care providers in oral screenings and to apply sealants
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Dentistry (Pomona, CA)
$32,500
Classroom audio-visual equipment for new dental school