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YearOrganizationStateAmount ($)Summary
2025Institute for Exceptional CareDistrict of Columbia125,000.00Create—in partnership with patients, family members, clinicians, and educators—a new continuing education course for clinicians that builds knowledge around oral-systemic health and serving patients with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD).
2025Ministerial Health Fellowship c/o Cross Street Training and Academic CenterConnecticut100,000.00Support the Ministerial Health Fellowship to engage BIPOC communities in Connecticut through education and lead advocacy for oral health policy change at the state level to improve access to affordable, high-quality, preventive and restorative care through all stages of life.
2025Indiana Community Action Poverty InstituteIndiana115,000.00Support the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute with a study to explore the relationship between medical debt and healthcare affordability from an oral health lens, as Indiana does not have specific data assessing oral health inequalities and their impact on medical debt. Their report will include statistical data, policy landscape analysis for Indiana, and stories from Hoosiers with policy recommendations based on the report’s findings.
2025Children’s Oral Health Network of MaineMaine125,000.00Support the Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine to scale and institutionalize Mainely Connection, a platform that connects children in the child welfare system to dental care through optimized care coordination and training.
2025Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii120,000.00Support the Hawaii Public Health Institute in advancing the strategic goals of the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition. Specifically, the funding will sustain HIPHI’s leadership in legislative advocacy, research, and community engagement aimed at improving oral health outcomes for priority populations—including children, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, rural communities, and Medicaid recipients
2025Partnership for Southern EquityGeorgia150,000.00Support Partnership for Southern Equity to expand a youth-led oral health equity initiative across the South, building leadership through training, storytelling, and advocacy focused on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-wealth communities.
2025Denver Health FoundationColorado125,000.00Support the Colorado Oral Health Coalition to sustain coalition operations, establish a community advisory committee, and evaluate engagement efforts in order to advance oral health equity in the state of Colorado.
2025Smiles Across MontanaMontana125,000.00For Smiles Across Montana to standardize and scale their Community Health Worker model, expand the model to meet the needs of Montana’s Latino, Spanish speaking population, and measure outcomes and impact of the model in Native and Latino communities served.
2025Alliance for a Healthier GenerationOregon130,000.00Support Alliance for a Healthier Generation in the development and dissemination of a community-informed roadmap to integrate oral health services in Warren County schools, to improve access to care and inform scalable models for school-based oral health.
2025Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsPennsylvania85,000.00Support the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ SmileLink initiative, which aims to strengthen medical-dental collaboration by empowering healthcare and school professionals to integrate preventive oral health services into schools and trusted community institutions.
2025New Hampshire Oral Health CoalitionNew Hampshire100,000.00Support the New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition to serve as the statewide connector by collaborating with various partners to improve oral health access while supporting organizations impacted by federal funding cuts.
2025Texas Association of Community Health CentersTexas125,000.00For Texas Association of Community Health Centers to transform its BRIDGE Program (trauma informed care curriculum) into a modular, interactive e-learning series to support the spread of relationship-centered, integrated care across Texas community health centers.
2025The American Institute of Dental Public HealthIllinois215,000.00Create resources to support community engagement through advisory boards and to expand existing resources around oral healthcare for veterans that will support patients and policy change.
2025Schuyler Center for Analysis and AdvocacyNew York125,000.00Support the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy's participation in CareQuest Institute's 2025 funding initiative, Building Advocacy Capacity of Oral Health Coalitions, to strengthen the alignment and advocacy capacity of state oral health coalitions. The Schuyler Center will focus on revitalizing the New York State Oral Health Coalition through the creation of a diverse, community-based steering committee that is focused on oral health equity.
2025Florida Voices for HealthFlorida170,000.00Support Florida Voices for Health to advance oral health equity through a three-part advocacy strategy that expands its storyteller network, strengthens the Florida Oral Health Alliance, and deepens legislative engagement to protect Medicaid funding and promote adult dental benefits.
2025Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois100,000.00Support Illinois Primary Health Care Association to partner with a consulting firm to lead a Dental Revenue and Operations Optimization Learning Collaborative for 5-10 Federally Qualified Health Centers, as well as arrange learning opportunities for health centers on the importance of oral health integration into nutrition, cancer prevention and screening, and maternal health services.
2025Nebraska AppleseedNebraska133,000.00Support Nebraska Appleseed to continue collaborating with underserved communities to advance systemic change that improves health and increases equity in their state. Nebraska Appleseed will prioritize growing capacity and voice, deepening oral health advocacy, expanding and strengthening health care partnerships, and improving Medicaid access and processes.
2025Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri125,000.00Support the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health’s participation in CareQuest Institute's 2025 funding initiative, Building Advocacy Capacity of Oral Health Coalitions, to strengthen the alignment and advocacy capacity of state oral health coalitions.
2025American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas467,164.00Support ANOHC’s participation in CareQuest Institute’s 2025 initiative, Building Advocacy Capacity of Oral Health Coalitions, to strengthen the alignment and advocacy capacity of state oral health coalitions and develop a set of resources related to coalition sustainability, advocacy best practices, and community engagement.
2025Utah Health Policy ProjectUtah125,000.00Support the Utah Health Policy Project in advocacy efforts to defend the adult dental Medicaid benefit and need for fluoride in public water systems.
2025NC Foundation for Health Leadership and InnovationNorth Carolina125,000.00Support NC Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation's participation in CareQuest Institute's 2025 funding initiative, Building Advocacy Capacity of Oral Health Coalitions, to strengthen the alignment and advocacy capacity of state oral health coalitions. NC Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation will advance policy reforms that expand Medicaid dental benefits, modernize workforce regulations, and strengthen data systems to improve equitable access to oral health care across the state.
2025National Network for Oral Health AccessColorado189,255.00Support the National Network for Oral Health Access facilitation of continued networking and collaboration among the Primary Care Associations’ oral health specialists, and continued development and dissemination of training and best practices related to integration, value-based care, teledentistry, workforce, quality, equity and expanding access to oral health care.
2025Virginia Health CatalystVirginia150,000.00Support Virginia Health Catalyst’s to provide guidance and technical assistance to safety net clinics expanding the use of patient-centered, culturally humble care coordination techniques and tools. 
2025Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral HealthPennsylvania96,508.00Support the Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health (PCOH) to protect existing Medicaid coverage and restore comprehensive adult dental benefits in Medicaid through a multi-pronged advocacy strategy that includes legislative action, administrative reform, and stakeholder engagement. 
2025University of Missouri – Kansas City, Institute for Human DevelopmentMissouri126,946.00Support the continuation of a project overseen by the University of Missouri – Kansas City Institute for Human Development (UMKC). UMKC was previously funded to conduct a one-year needs assessment to identify gaps in maternal-infant oral health care within the Kansas City metro area. Building on findings from the needs assessment, UMKC proposes a multi-faceted intervention to expand the oral health workforce and enhance access to oral health education.
2025Medical University of South Carolina FoundationSouth Carolina125,000.00Strengthen and sustain pathways into dental education for underrepresented students by equipping HBCU faculty with comprehensive advising resources, expanding experiential learning opportunities, and integrating student-centered supports to promote diversity and retention in South Carolina’s oral health workforce.
2025Refugee Community PartnershipNorth Carolina123,000.00Support Refugee Community Partnership to expand its Language Navigation program, improving oral health access for migrant and refugee communities through direct services and data-driven advocacy that demonstrates interpretation equity as a cost-effective strategy for Medicaid systems.
2025Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota104,094.00Support the Regents of the University of Minnesota in their study to measure the impact of screening patients for unmet need on dental student perspectives and on patient’s acceptance of treatment plans and the completion of treatment plans.
2025NORCIllinois127,000.00Support NORC gather, analyze, and disseminate research to understand the impact of Medicaid dental coverage expansions on access, utilization, and oral health outcomes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2025Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas194,905.00Support Oral Health Kansas as they embark on a new phase of their Pathways to Oral Health Program focused on education, enhancing communication between providers and consumers and Medicaid network capacity building. They will also continue to advocate for an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates and build upon momentum created by their Sedation Dental Care Task Force.
2025Montana Health Research and Education FoundationMontana125,000.00Support the Montana Health Research and Education Foundation in a pilot program to embed a registered dental hygienist into a hospital inpatient setting as a member of the comprehensive care team. The pilot program is anticipated to serve patients of all ages, with most Montana residents coming from rural and underserved areas.
2025American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial ResearchVirginia175,000.00The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) Mind the Future program has been instrumental in fostering five cohorts of early-career investigators in dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) research workforce. The network's principal purpose has been to establish a robust and enduring national mentoring program centrally managed by AADOCR. The overarching goal is to develop a sustainable, nationally recognized mentoring network that enhances the career development of early-career DOC researchers with merit- based opportunities for all. The program aims to continue to cultivate a robust pathway of future DOC researchers who can address critical scientific challenges.
2025State University of Iowa FoundationIowa200,000.00Support the State University of Iowa Foundation (University) in advancing value-based dental care by developing and implementing valid, reliable measures aligned with the definition of a patient-centered dental home (PCDH). Building upon previous work defining PCDH and piloting a child-focused measure set, the project proposes four goals: adult measure set pilot, standards component pilot, learning collaboratives, and patient-reported measures evaluation.
2025Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky100,000.00For the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition, supported by Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA), to develop regional workgroups to ensure successful implementation of expanded benefits, build on their landscape assessment, and develop an updated policy agenda for the 2026 session.
2025National Conference of State LegislaturesColorado80,000.00Inform and engage state legislators as essential stakeholders in oral health policy and to inform OPEN members about state-level oral health policy.
2025American Children’s CampaignFlorida160,000.00Support American Children’s Campaign to carry out an integrated public education and advocacy campaign to authorize and implement dental therapy in Florida.
2025Children’s Action AllianceArizona99,429.00For the Arizona Oral Health Coalition (AZOHC), with support from Children’s Action Alliance (CAA), to lead efforts to advance oral health equity in Arizona by continuing a multi year advocacy strategy to enact a comprehensive adult Medicaid dental benefit, build champions within the Arizona legislature, and engage storytellers and advocates with lived experience to influence oral health policy decisions.
2025Health Disparities Collaborative of Ohio Inc.Ohio130,000.00Support the Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice (Federation) in creating an advocacy campaign to build upon previous years’ effort to protect gains made in Medicaid regarding oral health that will face possible efforts to pull back, including school-based health care centers with an oral health component, oral health services, and eligibility expansion.
2025Heart Ministry CenterNebraska130,000.00Support Heart Ministry Center in uplifting the experience of Nebraskans who are facing oral health challenges within the context of their social and political determinants of health. By partnering with two statewide advocacy organizations in Nebraska, Heart Ministry Center is elevating the voice of the community they serve to create and progress meaningful change.
2025Dignity Health Foundation – East ValleyArizona199,095.00Support the second year of research funded by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, which embeds Critical Care Dental Hygienists in the ICUs at Chandler Regional Medical Center. The study aims to evaluate an interprofessional care model, develop a business case, advocate for policy change, and scale the model.
2025Alabama AriseAlabama125,000.00Support Alabama Arise to advance oral health equity through Medicaid dental benefit advocacy and the launch of a statewide oral health network, combining proactive policy development with cost-conscious strategies to strengthen care access and delivery.
2025University of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicinePennsylvania360,000.00Support the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine to partner with CareQuest Institute to advance medical dental integration and develop a framework for medically-necessary oral health services for inclusion in Medicaid programs.
2025Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland125,000.00Support Maryland Dental Action Coalition’s expanded Medicaid implementation efforts, which include advocacy and legislation, interprofessional collaboration, and oral health literacy and education, all done in coordination with a diverse statewide network of oral health stakeholders. 
2025Michigan Primary Care AssociationMichigan155,550.00Support the Michigan Primary Care Association in implementing value-based care initiatives. The primary focus is to identify and leverage opportunities to develop an oral health value-based Alternative Payment Methodology pilot program and continuing to solidify this foundation through targeted training and resource-sharing at Community Health Centers across Michigan.
2025Center for Health Policy Development dba National Academy for State Health PolicyMaine150,000.00Support the Center for Health Policy Development d/b/a National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convene and provide technical assistance to state leaders through the Oral Health Policy Workgroup, discussing barriers and opportunities to navigate emerging challenges to oral health access.
2025University of Maryland, School of DentistryMaryland102,000.00Advance equitable oral healthcare access for underserved prenatal and postpartum populations in Maryland by integrating community health workers (CHWs) and dental hygiene education programs into primary care settings.
2025Alaska Primary Care AssociationAlaska125,000.00Assist the Alaska Primary Care Association and Alaska’s health centers in strengthening oral health integration through the introduction of the Smiles for Life for Frontline Workers to Community Health Workers (CHWs). The CHWs will utilize the training in health centers and in their communities which will help reduce the workload of clinical staff, lead to improved care coordination, and better health outcomes across Alaska’s communities.
2025Special Care Dentistry AssociationTexas58,144.00Support the Special Care Dentistry Association in the creation of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) in Geriatric Dentistry. The EPAs will provide practice guidelines and unified training standards for dental professionals to ensure competency in providing care for the frail geriatric population.
2025United Way of Northern New JerseyNew Jersey145,000.00Support research conducted by the United Way of Northern New Jersey, aimed at developing a more accurate and nuanced understanding of how financial hardship affects families and their ability to access quality, affordable oral health care.
2025Maine Primary Care AssociationMaine100,000.00Support Maine Primary Care Association’s efforts to transform the delivery of oral health services within Maine's largest primary care network through integration, collaboration, and quality improvement.
2025Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.New Jersey140,812.00Support the Center for Health Care Strategies to develop and deliver an “Oral Health Workforce Implementation Learning Series.” This learning series will support Medicaid agency staff and their partners to develop, implement, and strengthen oral health workforce initiatives that advance health equity for individuals served by Medicaid and are feasible, sustainable, and scalable.
2025Children NowCalifornia80,000.00For Children Now to advocate and build legislative support for children’s access to oral health prevention, including non-dental provider applied fluoride varnish and oral health supports in kindergarten.
2025Special Olympics ArkansasArkansas100,000.00Help Special Olympics Arkansas, acting as a fiscal agent for the Arkansas Oral Health Coalition, hire an executive director to establish a sustainable infrastructure for the coalition. The executive director will lead the coalition in policy change and advocacy efforts, grant management, resource development, fundraising, and will play a pivotal role in shaping the coalition’s strategic direction, fostering community partnerships, and ensuring continued success of oral health programs.
2025Community CatalystMassachusetts500,000.00Support Community Catalyst to continue their efforts to engage with communities and coordinate, mobilize, and strengthen efforts at the state, local, and federal levels, particularly in response to threats to oral health programs and regulatory progress.
2025Families USADistrict of Columbia500,000.00Support Families USA to continue to advocate for access to comprehensive oral health coverage across the country, defend gains in Medicaid coverage, cultivating new Senate oral health champions, and developing resources for state and grassroots advocates.
2025Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota172,500.00Support the continuation of a research project overseen by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities continue to experience a disproportionate burden of poor oral health outcomes.
2025Trustees of Tufts College: Tufts University School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts175,000.00Support Tufts University School of Dentistry to pilot a model of oral health care for adults with medical complexity and/or intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD).
2025Suwannee River Area Health Education CenterFlorida115,464.00Support Suwannee River Area Health Education Center as the fiscal sponsor for Floridians for Dental Access (FLDA), and to advocate for the passage of dental therapy legislation in Florida.
2025Voices for Vermont’s ChildrenVermont125,000.00Support Voices for Vermont's Children's ongoing outreach and awareness campaign that reflects community-identified oral health policy priorities, promotes the use of medical management for dental disease, and improves access to care for Medicaid-enrolled and uninsured patients.
2025Tennessee Primary Care AssociationTennessee125,000.00Support the Tennessee Primary Care Association in strengthening and supporting Tennessee’s 30 Federally Qualified Health Centers to improve access to adult dental benefits coverage through TennCare.
2025Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois200,000.00Support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, acting as a fiscal agent for IFLOSS (Illinois’ state oral health coalition), in hiring a full-time executive director.
2025Texas Health InstituteTexas203,164.00Support Texas Health Institute in their aim to improve access to equitable, person-centered oral health care for all Texans. Their focus priorities for this year are advancing public policy, strengthening workforce and access to care, and charting the path forward for oral health in Texas.
2025American Dental Therapy AssociationAlaska75,000.00Support the American Dental Therapy Association to complete a dental therapist compensation report in collaboration with CareQuest Institute’s Analytics and Data Insights team and conduct a research survey and report that will inform how dental therapists can help lead the way to accelerate the adoption of MIC services for underserved communities.
2025American Academy of PediatricsIllinois175,000.00Support the American Academy of Pediatrics in the continuation of their pilot of Silver Diamine Fluoride application in four pediatric medical practices, the development and delivery of a caries management education program, and continued support of network building focused on medical-dental integration, collaboration and referrals.
2025Kentucky Voices for HealthKentucky100,000.00Support Kentucky Voices for Health in their Medicaid defense advocacy and to promote the inclusion of routine adult dental benefits as Essential Health Benefits, potentially making Kentucky the first state to recognize dental care as an Essential Health Benefit.
2025The Fund for a Healthier ColoradoColorado100,000.00Support Fund for a Healthier Colorado to continue to advance oral health access in Colorado by implementing dental therapy and defending the Medicaid budget for adult oral health benefits. The project includes developing educational content and engaging stakeholders to maintain dental therapy provisions during the Dental Practice Act review.
2025Apple Tree DentalMinnesota287,530.00Support Apple Tree Dental with a third year of funding to strengthen their research infrastructure in three specific ways: branding, communication, and stakeholder engagement, advancing security systems, critical data linkage, and storage capabilities, and creating strategic opportunities to network with professional colleagues to foster further collaboration.
2025Center for Medicare AdvocacyConnecticut145,000.00Support the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s work to expand oral health coverage for Medicare beneficiaries and to continue the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion focused policy work and internal capacity efforts.
2025Health Care For AllMassachusetts184,390.00Support Health Care for All in its efforts to enhance oral health integration and promote teledentistry, protect and defend adult dental Medicaid benefits, advocate for state and federal policies aimed at expanding access to vulnerable populations, and conduct listening sessions with community members and organizations to inform the organization's 2025-2026 oral health legislative agenda.
2025KINDColorado143,000.00Support Kids in Need of Dentistry to expand its promotora-centered model of oral health care, lead advocacy efforts around oral health integration, and create and scale viable, effective pathways to professional development for promotoras interested in becoming certified community health workers and/or community dental health coordinators.
2025NC ChildNorth Carolina175,000.00Support the expansion of NC Child’s community engagement efforts by continuing and enhancing a statewide listening tour. This tour aims to engage community health providers, civic leaders, faith leaders, and families, gathering data to build reports on social determinants of health within key communities and regions.
2025Michigan Oral Health CoalitionMichigan150,000.00Assist the Michigan Oral Health Coalition in executing a comprehensive strategy aimed at enhancing access to clinically appropriate care with a strong emphasis on proven strategies to protect public health. Their approach is designed to address the systemic barriers that have historically marginalized underserved communities, particularly those reliant on Medicaid.
2025Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)Connecticut175,000.00Support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to expand its community engagement efforts and continue important oral health advocacy to preserve and expand coverage and access to oral health care for historically marginalized populations throughout the state.
2024Cambridge Health Alliance FoundationMassachusetts$95,000.00Support Cambridge Health Alliance to pilot the integration of a dental hygienist into primary care within one of Massachusetts’ Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with the goals of increasing access to care, enhance prevention, and better coordinate services for historically marginalized communities.
2024Society of American Indian DentistsNevada$150,000.00Support the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID) implement a call to action in their 2023 white paper (“American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Face a ‘Disproportionate Burden of Oral Disease’”) to “…interpret [research] results… with Indigenous communities.” In partnership with CareQuest Institute’s Analytics and Data Insights Team, SAID will take the data from recent research and present in the language and methods appropriate for the unique communities it serves – SAID’s membership, Indigenous communities, and policymakers.
2024University of MichiganMichigan$132,708.00Support the University of Michigan in conducting a qualitative research project exploring the relationship between psychological trauma and dental care challenges. Funding will be used for data collection, analysis, synthesis, and dissemination of research findings.
2024Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington$125,000.00Support Poverty Action c/o Solid Ground in the coordination of the Washington Dental Access Campaign (WDAC) to create a sustainable and equitable oral healthcare system in Washington State. WDAC will do this by implementing Dental Therapy licensure and improving Medicaid dental coverage to increase access to care, reduce disparities, and integrate community-driven advocacy with systemic policy changes.
2024New Mainers Public Health InitiativeMaine$125,000.00Support the New Mainers Public Health Initiative to host health literacy groups, educate and train community members in advocacy toward expanded access to oral health care, and conduct further evaluation of the impact of its oral health-focused community engagement.
2024California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkCalifornia$175,000.00Support The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network’s capacity building for grassroots partners to advocate for the preservation of expanded Medi-Cal dental benefits while also launching a campaign to diversify the dental workforce through the authorization of dental therapy in California.
2024Schuyler Center for Analysis and AdvocacyNew York$175,292.00Support the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy’s efforts to increase availability of oral health care to populations with the greatest need through comprehensive changes to health workforce laws, improved Medicaid policies, and a strategic workforce pipeline to meet future needs.
2024University of Florida FoundationFlorida$143,000.00Support the University of Florida in conducting a comparative study to provide evidence-based data to help authorize dental therapy in Florida. Authorization of dental therapy will improve access to affordable dental care for underserved populations and influence state-level policies for broader integration of dental therapists.
2024University of Florida FoundationFlorida$125,000.00Support the University of Florida Foundation continued implementation of the D-CARE project. Grant funding will help establish a sustainable and scalable model for mobile dental clinics that provide accessible, preventive, and minimally invasive dental care for individuals with disabilities, while promoting best practices and contributing to broader advocacy and policy efforts to enhance oral health equity.
2024Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri$180,000.00Support the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health in continuing the design and implementation of a dental alternative payment model (APM) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by testing incentivized payments for dental providers. This is the second year of funding of phase two of their current grant with CareQuest Institute, laying the groundwork for future implementation of an APM in Missouri.
2024American Dental Hygienists’ AssociationIllinois$50,000.00
2024Vista Community ClinicCalifornia$125,000.00Support Vista Community Clinic in the expansion and enhancement of its pediatric-focused medical-dental integration project at its current location and four additional clinics.
2024Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeColorado$175,000.00The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative seeks to advance equitable oral health policy and systems change efforts through advocacy by advancing access to adult dental coverage and care, integrating dental into the state’s essential health benefits benchmark, improving access to key services and minimally invasive care for children, and supporting the growth and direction of the new statewide oral health coalition by ensuring all community voices are heard.
2024Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI)California$150,000.00Support Asian Resources, Inc. drive systemic changes that improve oral health outcomes for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders communities by advocating for policy changes, diversifying the oral health workforce, and enhancing the collection and reporting of disaggregated race and ethnicity data.
2024The Arc of the United StatesDistrict of Columbia$125,000.00Support The Arc of the United State in raising awareness about oral health disparities within the disability community, advocating for legislative improvements to service access, and establishing a network of providers better equipped to meet the needs of this community. Cornerstone to this project is incorporating and elevating the voices and lived experiences of individuals with IDD, their caretakers and family members.
2024Banner Health FoundationArizona$50,000.00To continue the work of the Hospital Oral Care and Proactive Education (HOPE) program to gather patient feedback to inform outcomes, prove program efficacy by capturing data for analysis, build more provider training, and standardize oral care hygiene treatment throughout six Banner’s hospitals in Arizona.
2024Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Inc.Georgia$70,000.00Support the capacity of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia’s Working Group to continue to bring together key decision makers, perinatal and oral health professionals, providers, and pregnant and postpartum people to build upon identified solutions through the development of an Oral Health and Pregnancy Awareness campaign.
2024Southern Plains Tribal Health BoardOklahoma$125,000.00Support the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board to establish and maintain a racial misclassification advisory group (RMAG), made up of tribal and clinical oral health stakeholders, to map and propose solutions to instances of misclassification throughout the care process.
2024Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii$205,970.00Support the Hawaii Public Health Institute (HPHI) and the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition to explore new policy options for expanding functions among existing dental workforce, conduct a community oral health needs assessment, and improve oral healthcare prevention and access for Hawaii children.
2024Nicklaus Children’s Hospital FoundationFlorida$125,000.00Support Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Department (NCHPDD) in partnership with Borinquen Medical Center (BMC) and eight elementary public schools in Miami-Dade County increase access to oral health care for recent immigrant children.
2024East Carolina UniversityNorth Carolina$125,000.00Support East Carolina University in its aims to inform policy changes that improve veterans’ oral health by creating a care model that employs multidisciplinary teams to facilitate comprehensive care for veterans with chronic illnesses and disabilities. East Carolina University plans to demonstrate that reduced net costs and improved quality of life for veterans can be achieved by focusing on prevention and early intervention in medical-dental integration.
2024University of Massachusetts FoundationMassachusetts$56,364.00Support research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to determine the prevalence of oral and dental problems, as well as potential solutions, for and with older adults living in long-term care and community settings.
2024Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois$100,000.00Support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association’s work in three key areas: developing an oral health policy strategic plan to inform their work over the next few years, improving the integration between oral health and behavioral health services, and supporting the oral health safety-net in Illinois by hosting the Illinois Oral Health Conference and by supporting continuing education for Dental Assistants.
2024Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts$21,574.00Support research conducted at Boston University that will explore the social (cultural) and structural (political and economic) drivers and mechanisms of inequitable access, utilization, and clinical oral health outcomes among Latino/a/e adults across two related studies.
2024The American Institute of Dental Public HealthIllinois$210,882.00Support The American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) use data-driven advocacy to improve veteran oral health through the development of federal policy priorities and to build the capacity of the oral health workforce for community engagement.
2024Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsPennsylvania$125,000.00Support the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics in the education and empowerment of school nurses to implement a school-based oral health program. This will include preventive education, topical fluoride varnish application, and dental referral through targeted educational resources for school nurses.
2024Florida Voices for HealthFlorida$175,000.00Support Florida Voices for Health in their work to support community members and coalition advocacy for a Florida Medicaid adult dental benefit and other policy opportunities that support oral health in Florida.
2024Well Child CenterIllinois$125,000.00Support Well Child Center in forming and convening a Community of Practice to improve oral health in the second largest school district in Illinois (western suburbs of Chicago).
2024Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressMichigan$125,000.00Support work by the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) to conduct community forums in multiple locations across a 15-county region to engage veterans, service members, family/caregivers, dental providers, insurers/health plan providers, and policy makers regarding the state of veteran oral health care and barriers to access.
2024Oral Health Unit at CDPHEColorado$125,000.00Support the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Oral Health Unit, in collaboration with Youth Healthcare Alliance, to further expand school based oral health through engaging schools and communities to address systemic barriers to oral health for children and their families.
2024Family Medicine Education ConsortiumOhio$125,000.00Support the Family Medicine Education Consortium to work with the academic family medicine system to affect change in how primary care providers approach the oral health care of patients, with a focus on access to appropriate and comprehensive care for veterans.
2024Montana State University FoundationMontana$125,000.00Launch the Youth Voice Project, which will conduct focus groups with 7th-12th grade students to identify their perceptions of oral health in their community. Students will develop oral health outreach initiatives, campaigns, and messages delivered via Native Reach TV, and a Project Advisor will engage in workforce development programming to nurture interest in oral health careers. The Foundation will also pilot a same day treatment protocol in the School Based Health Center to disrupt current model where students are referred to treatment over 100 miles away in Billings.
2024More Smiles WisconsinWisconsin$125,000.00Support More Smiles Wisconsin in the expansion of oral health collaborations between schools, school-based prevention programs, and local dentists through the existing and recently established Hometown Smiles program.
2024Dentistry 4 VetsCalifornia$125,000.00Support Dentistry4Vets to address system-level barriers to oral health for veterans and spotlight their care delivery model that delivers cost-effective, comprehensive dental treatment tailored specifically for veterans
2024Everyone For VeteransWashington$125,000.00Support Everyone for Veterans in training dental schools and students on veteran-specific oral care, speaking engagements that focus on the voices of veterans, and advocacy for veterans' oral health.
2024Refugee Community PartnershipNorth Carolina$123,000.00Support the Refugee Community Partnership to counter language-based exclusion in oral and medical healthcare settings through the deployment of Language Navigators from the refugee and migrant community to capture and assess the availability and quality of interpretation services toward establishing a full reimbursement benefit for interpretation in Medicaid.
2024MCD Global HealthMaine$125,000.00Support MCD Global Health in the integration of oral health with health, dental, and school partners, and increased access to care for Maine children utilizing school nurses to provide screenings and preventive services.
2024Center for Oral HealthCalifornia$125,000.00Support Center for Oral Health to harness the success of the Early Smiles Program to advocate for critical policy reforms at local and state levels in California. This initiative seeks to expand and enhance oral health services provided through their school based program, which has demonstrated significant impact in Sacramento, Yolo, Alpine, and Trinity counties (California).
2024Marshall University Research CorporationWest Virginia$125,000.00Support Marshall University to assess the knowledge gaps around veterans’ oral health access and capture veteran perspectives on care in West Virginia to inform statewide and national oral health systems change efforts.
2024EXCELth, Inc.Louisiana$125,000.00Support EXCELth in the implementation of the Louisiana Smile Krewe School-Linked Initiative with the goal of increasing the number of children utilizing dental services as well as promote widespread use of teledentistry to address barriers to oral health for rural communities.
2024Mercy FoundationOregon$125,000.00Support Mercy Foundation to address the oral health needs of local veterans admitted to Mercy Medical Center. The Foundation seeks to increase access to care and connections to care for in hospital patients, advocate for increasing number of veterans eligible for Veterans Dental Program, share best practices via a public awareness campaign, and to create an online hub dedicated to oral health for veterans.
2024American Academy of PediatricsIllinois$125,000.00Support the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in the adaption of their Training, Education, Assistance, Mentorship, and Support (TEAMS) model to improve oral health in schools and development of an oral health micro-module for the AAP Health services Assessment Tool for Schools (HATS).
2024Alliance for a Healthier GenerationOregon$142,600.00Support the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in the creation of a community-informed pathway to update the Model Local School Wellness Policy to include oral health, creating increased access to oral health services and early screenings, ultimately reshaping how school districts across the country address oral healthcare.
2024Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas$172,647.00Support Oral Health Kansas in addressing oral health access issues, continued convening of the “Sedation Dental Care Task Force” and Lived Experience Advisory Group to identify gaps and obstacles in accessing sedation dentistry, and advocating for expanded access to dental services for the Kansas Medicaid population.
2024University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas$125,000.00Support the University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston to pilot a study to investigate the impact of dental care in behavioral health treatment among veterans.
2024Advocates Building Lasting Equality in NHNew Hampshire$100,000.00Support ABLE NH to champion better access to appropriate and inclusive oral healthcare services for individuals with disabilities and provides leadership to the New Hampshire Oral Health Care Task Force.
2024West Virginia Oral Health CoalitionWest Virginia$10,000.00
2024American Children’s CampaignFlorida$175,000.00Support American Children’s Campaign to carry out an integrated public education and advocacy campaign to authorize and implement dental therapy in Florida.
2024Medical University of South Carolina FoundationSouth Carolina$130,000.00Support the Medical University of South Carolina to conduct and evaluation of its Dental Pathways for Faculty Campions for Diversity and Mentorship project phase one and develop course materials for the spread of this model to other Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.
2024Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral HealthPennsylvania$98,000.00Support the Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health (PCOH) to address oral health disparities through advocacy for expanded Medicaid dental benefits for adults and those with disabilities as well as the enhancement of school-based dental services, particularly through the role of public health dental hygienists.
2024University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas$150,000.00Integrate oral health and overall health through medical/dental collaboration and community input at the University of Texas Health Houston School of Dentistry’s Center for Health Promotion to create a care model that will be utilized to influence oral health and healthcare policy.
2024Utah Health Policy ProjectUtah$150,000.00Support Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP) in the expansion of the Oral Health Consumer Coalition, ensure Utah's newly passed adult dental Medicaid benefit is implemented properly, create broad awareness of program eligibility, and to strengthen oral health coverage and access to UHPP clients who receive direct health care enrollment assistance.
2024Virginia Health CatalystVirginia$135,000.00Support Virginia Health Catalyst to provide guidance and technical assistance to safety net clinics expanding the use of patient-centered, culturally humble care coordination techniques and tools.
2024West Virginians for Affordable Health CareWest Virginia$150,000.00Build a grassroots advocacy base for West Virginians for Affordable Health Care’s Medicaid Buy-In Proposal which will protect Medicaid beneficiaries from losing coverage due to modest income increases by providing additional affordable coverage options.
2024Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky$125,000.00For the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition, supported by Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA), to develop regional workgroups to ensure successful implementation of expanded benefits, build on their landscape assessment, and develop an updated policy agenda for the 2025 session.
2024Children’s Action AllianceArizona$170,118.00For the Arizona Oral Health Coalition (AZOHC), with support from Children’s Action Alliance (CAA), to lead legislative and administrative efforts in pursuit of oral health equity by continuing to advocate for a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Arizona’s Medicaid program.
2024Dignity Health Foundation – East ValleyArizona$134,000.00Support Dignity Health in the expansion their ICU Oral Care project. This project will embed Registered Dental Hygienists into the Medical and Trauma Intensive Care Units at Dignity Health Medical Center to provide oral health care to patients with advanced airways to reduce the incidence of Infection-Related Ventilator Association Complications (IVAC) and Possible Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (PVAP).
2024Smiles Across MontanaMontana$149,950.00Smiles Across Montana is to develop a pilot program to deploy non-dental professionals as Community Health Care Workers who will provide education, preventive measures, and referrals to the underserved communities identified.
2024Heart Ministry CenterNebraska$150,000.00Support Heart Ministry Center as they determine their oral health policy and advocacy priorities through trauma-informed story gathering of community members impacted by oral health challenges.
2024ITNAmericaMaine$150,000.00Support ITNAmerica to study the relationship between transportation and access to healthcare, focusing on oral health and develop a research design for a cost-effective longitudinal study of the relationship between transportation and access to healthcare.
2024National Conference of State LegislaturesColorado$70,000.00Inform and engage state legislators as essential stakeholders in oral health policy and to inform OPEN members about state-level oral health policy.
2024Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland$150,000.00Support Maryland Dental Action Coalition’s expanded Medicaid implementation efforts, which include advocacy and legislation, interprofessional collaboration, and oral health literacy and education, all done in coordination with a diverse statewide network of oral health stakeholders.
2024National Rural Health AssociationMissouri$245,000.00Support the National Rural Health Association in their work to improve rural oral health equity through the continuation of the National Rural Oral Health Initiative and its key pillars of advocacy, communications, education, and research.
2024Children NowCalifornia$150,000.00For Children Now to ensure effective and widespread implementation of policies related to the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Initiative, specifically the Community Healthcare Worker Benefit, to better serve all 5.6 million children and youth in Medi-Cal.
2024Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.Massachusetts$150,000.00Support the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to expand and pilot a four-part curriculum developed to equip oral health staff within community health center dental clinics with culturally sensitive communication skills to improve patient-providers relationships and care outcomes.
2024Families USADistrict of Columbia$500,000.00Support Families USA to 1) Grow and reinforce the strategic infrastructure that ensures community voices and equity are at the center of oral health policymaking; 2) Position oral health coverage as a prominent policy issue heading into the 2024 election season; 3) Prepare for the various alternative legislative and administrative scenarios that may arise in 2025 at the federal and state level.
2024Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts$100,000.00Support the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH), as a part of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, implement the fourth year of the 100 Million Mouths Campaign, expanding the number of states with designated primary care oral health champions to 26.
2024ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater PittsburghPennsylvania$149,740.00Support Achieva’s advocacy efforts to designate people with disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population on a state-wide and national scale, which would increase access to primary, behavioral, and oral healthcare through federal funding opportunities.
2024Suwannee River Area Health Education CenterFlorida$112,488.00Support Suwannee River Area Health Education Center as the fiscal sponsor for Floridians for Dental Access (FLDA), to advocate for the passage of dental therapy legislation in Florida. Additionally, the activities outlined in this proposal will support Florida in joining the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. This compact creates reciprocity among participating states which reduces barriers to license portability, ultimately increasing workforce availability through decreased licensure restrictions.
2024Alabama AriseAlabama$150,000.00To continue support of Alabama Arise’s work to advocate for expanded Medicaid coverage including educational advocacy efforts around oral health, opportunities to advance teledentistry and medical-dental integration.
2024American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas$13,365.00
2024Ready Set SmileMinnesota$125,000.00Support Ready Set Smile’s design of a dental home network of community clinics and private/pediatric practitioners and a referral system with follow up policies and procedures to ensure children continue to receive clinically appropriate oral health care.
2024University of Colorado DenverColorado$150,000.00Support the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine to strengthen the community voices of the American Indian community on Pine Ridge, in South Dakota, through authentic partnership development and test a theoretical framework on perceived discrimination and other dental care-related experiences in the utilization of dental care among adults in this population.
2024Hispanic Dental AssociationNew York$278,535.00For the Hispanic Dental Association to inform evidence-based policy decisions and support Hispanic dental providers as equity driven advocates for oral health.
2024Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesWashington$78,500.00Support the teams at PNWU-SDM and NIHC to develop, implement, measure, and share a comprehensive, multi-year interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum for DMD students and professionals.
2024Texas Health InstituteTexas$184,848.00Support Texas Health Institute in the development of a state level dashboard with population health data that will inform advocacy efforts in the 2025 legislative session. The proposed activities of this grant will also address access gaps for minority populations in Texas by conducting a landscape scan of current efforts, develop a learning collaboration for providers to advance solutions to these gaps, and engage with academic institutions to advance policies to address care gaps.
2024Maine Equal Justice PartnersMaine$98,552.00Support Maine Equal Justice Partners to gather and integrate consumer input in the implementation of Maine’s Medicaid adult dental benefit and advocacy for expansion of Medicaid to all Mainers regardless of immigration status.
2024Community CatalystMassachusetts$546,334.00Support Community Catalyst to continue federal and state advocacy for comprehensive health coverage, inclusive of oral health, that is centered on the needs and perspectives of community, as well as provide technical assistance and training around equity-driven community engagement in service of oral health systems change.
2024Voices for Vermont’s ChildrenVermont$125,000.00Support Voices for Vermont's Children's creation of an outreach and awareness campaign that reflects community-identified oral health policy priorities, promotes the use of medical management of dental disease, and improves access to care for Medicaid-enrolled and uninsured patients through intentional medical-dental integration policy design.
2024Berkeley Free ClinicCalifornia$13,000.00
2024Health Care For AllMassachusetts$150,000.00Support Health Care for All in its efforts to enhance oral health integration and promote teledentistry, protect and defend adult dental Medicaid benefits, advocate for state and federal policies aimed at expanding access to vulnerable populations, and conduct listening sessions with community members and organizations to inform the organization's 2025-2026 oral health legislative agenda.
2024Center for Medicare AdvocacyConnecticut$145,000.00Support the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s work to expand oral health coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.
2024Kentucky Voices for HealthKentucky$125,000.00Support the efforts of Kentucky Voices for Health as they advocate to prevent the unraveling of Medicaid expansion including expanded dental benefits through the leveraging of community voice.
2024International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial ResearchVirginia$3,750.00
2024Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy EducationCalifornia150,000.00Support SCOPE to build grassroots power and mobilize for a community-driven solution to address oral health inequities in BIPOC, rural, and tribal communities in California.
2024Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardOregon150,000.00Support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board in creating a sustainable, culturally centered oral healthcare workforce that addresses social determinants of health and reduces inequities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities through integrated dental, behavioral, and community health training.
2024Nebraska AppleseedNebraska130,000.00Support Nebraska Appleseed in their efforts to continue collaborating with underserved communities to advance systemic change that improves health and increases equity in their state. Nebraska Appleseed will continue to prioritize growing capacity and voice, deepening oral health advocacy, expanding and strengthening health care partnerships, and improving Medicaid access and processes.
2024Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesMissouri125,000.00Support the Missouri Office of Dental Health (MODH) in evaluating their current work with A.T. Still University’s dental clinic (led by former marine, Dr. Herb Silva), which provides dental care to veterans through the Smiles for Vets program. The goal of the evaluation is to learn why veterans seek dental treatment, how dentists can improve care provided, why dental students want to provide care to veterans and what would encourage them continue to provide care post-graduation.
2024Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesMissouri125,000.00Support the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) in their efforts to gather and apply data-driven and lived experience insights to better understand and address the unmet dental needs of Missouri veterans while elevating the importance of veteran oral health among MCOH members, partners, and stakeholders.
2024Justice in AgingDistrict of Columbia120,000.00Influence the Medicare system to expand dental coverage in Medicare, influence the Medicaid system to expand dental services through Medicaid waivers, and engage the Aging and Disability Network in oral health advocacy. Justice in Aging does this through a model of change that relies on the interplay of education and training, policy advocacy, and litigation.
2023Vista Community ClinicCalifornia125,000.00Support Vista Community Clinic in the advancement of whole person care in pediatric patients.
2023Virginia Health CatalystVirginia135,150.00Support Virginia Health Catalyst’s efforts to provide guidance and technical assistance for safety net clinics to expand the use of patient-centered, culturally humble care coordination techniques and tools.
2023University of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicinePennsylvania125,000.00Support the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine to address prevention, oral health stabilization and interceptive and restorative oral health care to address dental issues for the disability community through a community-driven project.
2023University of Missouri – Kansas City, Institute for Human DevelopmentMissouri80,000.00Support University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Institute for Human Development perform a needs assessment to inform the design of a community-based intervention that addresses barriers for minority pregnant and postpartum mothers and infants to improve oral health outcomes.
2023University of Maryland, School of DentistryMaryland200,000.00Support medical-dental integration pilots, led the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, that respond to the expressed needs of prenatal and post-partum people in Maryland as well as the state's ongoing workforce shortage.
2023University of Florida FoundationFlorida125,000.00Support the University of Florida Foundation to address access to care for the disability community through telehealth, mobile services, and medical-dental integration.
2023University of Colorado DenverColorado125,000.00Support the University of Colorado Denver to (1) build a coalition of stakeholders and champions for advocacy and investment for the disability community, (2) improve access to care, and (3) confront discrimination (e.g., ableism) through education.
2023University of Cincinnati FoundationOhio125,000.00Support the University of Cincinnati Foundation to address financial sustainability for oral academic-based oral health providing services for the disability community through a community-driven project.
2023UCLA School of DentistryCalifornia125,000.00Support the UCLA School of Dentistry to address culturally relevant and accessible oral health education and advocacy for the disability community through a community-driven project.
2023Trustees of Tufts College: Tufts University School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts175,000.00Support Tufts University School of Dentistry to pilot a model of oral health care for adults with medical complexity and/or intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD).
2023The Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts100,000.00Support the Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine (Lunder-Dineen) adapt and scale its MOTIVATE at Home online learning curriculum for use beyond care settings, such as Area Agencies on Aging and professional dental education programs.
2023The Fund for a Healthier ColoradoColorado99,176.00Support The Fund for a Healthier Colorado to initiate dental therapy training programs at institutions of higher education to support the legislative and regulatory steps completed in 2023 to license dental therapists in Colorado.
2023The Arc of the United StatesDistrict of Columbia125,000.00Support The Arc of the United States (Arc US) to address access to care, specifically though the lens of fear and distrust of clinical oral health care prominently found in the disability community, through a community-driven project. The Arc of the United States will work with three Arc chapters across the country that are located in areas with poor health outcomes: Arc of Louisiana, Arc of Pennsylvania, and Arc of San Antonio.
2023The American Institute of Dental Public HealthIllinois125,000.00Support AIDPH and Coalition of Texans with Disabilities to develop tools and resources for state advocates to advance access to care for the disability community through Medicaid.
2023Texas Native HealthTexas125,000.00Support Texas Native Health in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance medical-dental integration.
2023Texas Association of Community Health CentersTexas125,000.00Support the Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) in its efforts to advance the creation of a scalable, replicable, and community-informed, Trauma Informed Care training certification process.
2023State University of Iowa FoundationIowa275,000.00To move from conceptualization to implementation of the Patient Centered Dental Home model in clinics and evaluate pilot implementation for further spread of the framework of care.
2023St. John’s Community HealthCalifornia125,000.00Support St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance medical-dental integration and performance improvement.
2023Society of Teachers of Family MedicineKansas37,741.00Support the addition of a module to the Smiles For Life curriculum related to the provision of Silver Diamine Fluoride in clinical settings.
2023Society of American Indian DentistsNevada125,000.00Support the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID) in building its presence and recognition as an advocate on behalf of American Indian and Alaska Native dentists.
2023Schuyler Center for Analysis and AdvocacyNew York175,264.00Support the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy to create a comprehensive landscape of oral health data for New York. This data will be recorded, analyzed, and disseminated to policymakers in New York to promote oral health workforce expansion and regular data collection on oral health outcomes by the state moving forward.
2023Santa Fe GroupFlorida125,000.00Provide support to Santa Fe Group for the continued development of the Coalition for Oral Health Policy (COHP), an organization that will provide unbiased, community-focused, and evidence-based information regarding policies and funding strategies to improve access to preventive and therapeutic oral health care services for the U.S population.
2023Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota121,504.00Support the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (UMSD) determine how social and economic determinants of health (SoDH) intersect with health literacy and selected health conditions at the zip code level and, based on those findings, create interventions to improve oral health access and status.
2023Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington125,000.00Support Poverty Action in its advocacy efforts to ensure strong implementation of a new allowance for statewide dental therapy licensure in community health clinics, to leverage the coalition to compile practice agreement templates and other resources for community health clinics implementing dental therapy, and to convene the coalition to engage in a priority-setting process for policy ideas to increase access to oral health.
2023Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral HealthPennsylvania48,721.00Support advocacy for legislation reinstating Medicaid adult dental benefits, and simultaneously allow Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health perform administrative advocacy toward incremental expansion of dental benefits in Medicaid in Pennsylvania.
2023Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsPennsylvania95,000.00Build an open-access compendium of validated virtual oral health resources that pediatricians can integrate into well-child visits that will promote preventative oral hygiene practice at an early age.
2023Partnership for Southern EquityGeorgia175,500.00Sustain and expand the Partnership for Southern Equity's engagement of youth leaders, adult allies, and community-based organizations to advocate for improve access to equitable and integrated oral health that responds to the unique geographic landscape of the South, beginning with Georgia and North Carolina.
2023Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP)New York99,402.00Transition the infrastructure, resources, and products of the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice into the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health.
2023Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas170,000.00Support Oral Health Kansas’ leadership around the ongoing implementation of Medicaid adult dental benefits, including the projected addition of dentures, as well as consumer-driven dental access initiatives and policy advocacy.
2023Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardOregon200,000.00Support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s efforts to implement the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) throughout tribes in the lower 48 states, provide technical assistance to guide the successful and equitable implementation of dental therapy in Washington, and establish dental health aide (DHA) training curricula for tribal high schools and colleges in the Pacific Northwest.
2023NIIOHColorado115,125.00Support National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health (NIIOH) sustainability and growth, helping to reestablish NIIOH as the national voice and backbone organization for workforce transformation that integrates oral health into overall health to improve health equity and overall well-being.
2023New Mexico Dental Association FoundationNew Mexico125,000.00Support the New Mexico Dental Association Foundation to address access to care for the disability community through a community-driven project.
2023New Mainers Public Health InitiativeMaine128,563.00Support the New Mainers Public Health Initiative to operationalize a community outreach framework that is centered on oral health and delivered by Community Health Workers.
2023New Hampshire Oral Health CoalitionNew Hampshire100,000.00Support New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition (NHOHC) to conduct a landscape analysis of current school-based oral health programs (SBOHP) to determine the key factors and efforts needed to re-establish and strengthen school-based programs as an evidence-based first line of defense in the prevention of dental disease for children utilizing minimally invasive techniques.
2023Nebraska AppleseedNebraska128,000.00Support community organizing and community power-building around key oral health issues and barriers in Nebraska Medicaid.
2023NC ChildNorth Carolina175,000.00Support the expansion of NC Child’s community engagement work through the addition of a 5th regional Child Advocacy Network (CAN) hub and a statewide listening tour to engage community health providers, civic leaders, faith leaders, and families on data to help build reports on social determinants of health within key communities and regions.
2023National Conference of State LegislaturesColorado52,000.00Inform and engage state legislators as essential stakeholders in oral health policy and to inform OPEN members about state-level oral health policy.
2023National Association of Community Health CentersMaryland275,000.00Support National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) in advancing oral health integration within the broader community health center field; educating and advocating for an oral health workforce that reflects the populations served; advancing a culturally responsible approach for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA NH/PI) in a value-based care environment; promoting data driven decision making including improved oral health data collection, benchmarking for value-based care, utilizing social determinants of health (SDoH) to address access and quality of care and; and advocating for inclusion of adult dental benefits in Medicaid and Medicare.
2023Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri220,488.00Support the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health to expand its pilot project efforts of establishing, testing, and refining a value-based, dental alternative payment model (APM) to a total of three clinical site with the goal of improving the oral health experiences and outcomes of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
2023Ministerial Health Fellowship c/o Cross Street Training and Academic CenterConnecticut150,000.00Support Ministerial Health Fellowship to engage BIPOC communities in Connecticut through education and lead advocacy for oral health policy change at the state-level to improve access to affordable, high-quality, preventive and restorative care through all stages of life.
2023Michigan Oral Health CoalitionMichigan150,000.00Develop community-driven oral health workforce solutions to expand access to care in the state of Michigan.
2023Medical University of South Carolina FoundationSouth Carolina150,000.00Support the establishment of the Pipeline Dental Champions for Diversity and Mentorship between the Medical University of South Carolina and five historically black colleges and universities to increase the number of admissions to dental school and improve diversity in the oral health workforce.
2023Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.Massachusetts150,000.00Support the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to launch a multi-year project to design, implement, and spread the use of new tools to strengthen communication strategies within racially discordant patient-provider relationships to reduce the impacts of structural racism in health care
2023Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland150,802.00Support Maryland Dental Action Coalition’s expanded Medicaid implementation efforts, which include consumer outreach and education, care coordination engagement, and continued advocacy for policies that address barriers that impede access to care for the most vulnerable adults.
2023Maine Primary Care AssociationMaine100,000.00Support Maine Primary Care Association's (MPCA) implementation of the adult dental benefit in MaineCare as well as expand oral health practices’ understanding of and capacity for value-based payment/care (VBP/C), including the development of a capitated alternative payment methodology (APM) to maximize medical-dental integration efforts.
2023Maine Equal Justice PartnersMaine105,358.00Support consumer input in the implementation of Maine’s Medicaid adult dental benefit and advocacy for expansion of Medicaid to all Mainers regardless of immigration status.
2023KINDColorado137,500.00Support Kids in Need of Dentistry to launch a targeted patient-and- community engagement strategy to design new models of community-based care while facilitating opportunities patients and communities to be more deeply engaged in oral health and public health policy in Colorado.
2023KINDColorado182,280.00Support Kids in Need of Dentistry to expand its promotora-centered model of oral health care, lead advocacy efforts around oral health integration, and establish viable, effective pathways to professional development for promotoras interested in becoming certified community health workers and/or community dental health coordinators.
2023Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky125,000.00Support the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition to conduct a statewide oral health landscape assessment, develop a collaborative oral health policy agenda, and raise awareness of the coalition’s advocacy priorities to consumers, providers, and policymakers throughout Kentucky.
2023Justice in AgingDistrict of Columbia120,000.00Influence the Medicare system to add comprehensive oral health benefits to Medicare and to influence the Medicaid system to improve oral health coverage. Justice in Aging does this through a model of change that relies on the interplay of education and training, policy advocacy, and litigation.
2023Indiana University FoundationIndiana118,068.00Assess and address cultural competency gaps in the pre-doctoral dental curriculum at Indiana University School of Dentistry in relevance to oral health access issues among LGBTQ+ individuals.
2023Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois125,500.00Expand the oral health workforce, and the skills and practice modalities within said workforce, within Community Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers in Illinois.
2023Hispanic Dental AssociationNew York264,500.00Perform secondary research on topics related to oral health outcomes and access for the U.S. Hispanic and Latinx population, widely disseminate the White Paper and Gallery Report developed in 2022 to national and international oral health stakeholders, and build the reputation of the Hispanic Dental Association as the go-to source for oral health data regarding this population.
2023Henry J. Austin Health CenterNew Jersey125,000.00Support Henry J. Austin Health Center in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance teledentistry.
2023Health Disparities Collaborative of Ohio Inc.Ohio138,000.00Support Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice (OFHESJ) to conduct a mixed-methods survey to explore the differences in experiences and outcomes between kinship families who have access to school-based dental services and those that do not, with the goal of supporting this population to advocate for improved access to oral health services.
2023Health Choice Network, Inc.Florida125,000.00Support Health Choice Network, Inc. in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance behavioral-dental integration.
2023Health Care For AllMassachusetts215,000.00Expand access to oral healthcare in Massachusetts through community-driven policy advocacy related to integration, telehealth, coalition-building, workforce solutions, and expansion of benefits to all children in MA regardless of their immigration status.
2023Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii220,000.00Support Hawaii Public Health Institute’s management of the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition and lead the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition’s advocacy around Medicaid adult dental benefit implementation, workforce solutions, and value-based care.
2023Florida Voices for HealthFlorida175,000.00Support community members and coalition advocacy for a Florida Medicaid adult dental benefit and other policy opportunities that support oral health in FL.
2023Families USADistrict of Columbia525,000.00Grow and reinforce the infrastructure that ensures community voices and equity are at the center of oral health policymaking and to position oral health coverage as a prominent policy issue heading into the 2023 election season.
2023Denver Health FoundationColorado78,160.00Pilot integration of influenza vaccination in routine dental visits for children ages 18 months to 5 years within Denver Health and develop resources to share the model for spread and scale.
2023Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)Connecticut175,000.00Support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to expand its community engagement efforts and continue important oral health advocacy to preserve and expand coverage and access to oral health care for historically marginalized populations throughout the state.
2023CommUnityCareTexas125,000.00Support CommUnityCare in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance medical-dental integration and workforce.
2023Community CatalystMassachusetts480,575.00Support Community Catalyst to continue federal and state advocacy for comprehensive health coverage, inclusive of oral health, as well as provide technical assistance and training around equity-driven community engagement in service of oral health systems change.
2023Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeColorado175,000.00Support Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) to ensure there are robust opportunities for community participation and community-driven decision making to inform policy changes to address community oral health needs in Colorado.
2023Children’s Oral Health Network of MaineMaine125,000.00Support Children's Oral Health Network of Maine in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance integrated and minimally invasive oral health care solutions among foster children.
2023Children’s Health Alliance of WisconsinWisconsin124,991.00Implement and strengthen community engagement within Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin's Wisconsin Medical-Dental Integration initiative, and further utilize this group to address billing issues related to integration in WI clinics.
2023Children’s Action AllianceArizona178,591.00Support advocacy related to dental benefits, workforce, and teledentistry, education for the current and upcoming dental workforce, and engagement of new community organizations in the Arizona Oral Health Coalition.
2023Children NowCalifornia150,000.00Support Children Now to expand the infrastructure for care coordination across San Joaquin County, California by piloting the Medical-Dental Referral Action Network to connect patients, providers, and healthcare professionals to each other and to meaningful data.
2023Center for Health Policy Development dba National Academy for State Health PolicyMaine150,320.00Reinforce the need to improve equitable access to value-based, minimally invasive, oral health care through state Medicaid and departments of insurance as well as to promote information sharing around best practices and effective policies in oral health coverage.
2023Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.New Jersey124,374.00Support the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) to collect data on the needs and interests of Medicaid staff and stakeholders, including oral health providers, community-based organizations, and health plans, to increase their understanding of how to support workforce capacity building while advancing health equity in Medicaid.
2023Cambridge Health AllianceMassachusetts125,000.00Investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a patient-centered teledentistry intervention, supported by a virtual dental platform, to increase access to oral healthcare services for Medicaid-insured adult and pediatric patients as part of a safety net system-wide oral health screening program.
2023California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkCalifornia200,000.00Support ongoing community advocacy for equitable oral health policies within California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) and capacity building for grassroots partners to develop and successfully advance a community-driven oral health policy agenda.
2023Boston Children’s HospitalMassachusetts125,000.00Support Boston Children’s Hospital to advance tele-dentistry, value-based care, and medical-dental integration and, in partnership with the Amego School, improve oral health care coordination for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
2023Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI)California150,000.00Support Asian Resources, Inc., in its efforts to increase access to quality, affordable, oral and health care services for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) communities by monitoring the Medi-Cal expansion and renewal programs, developing a statewide AANHPI Statewide Health Equity Policy Agenda, and implementing strategies to diversify the oral health workforce.
2023American Children’s CampaignFlorida190,000.00Support American Children’s Campaign to create public awareness about Florida’s dental access crisis and garner legislative support to change the Florida Dental Practice Act, which will expand the number of licensed and trained professionals who can provide evaluative, preventive, restorative, and minor surgical dental care.
2023American Academy of PediatricsIllinois166,534.00Support of the next phase of its Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) awareness and implementation work within pediatric and primary care settings.
2023AltaMed Health ServicesCalifornia150,000.00For AltaMed to conduct community-led research in the Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) area to understand the experiences of community members while accessing oral health care, to leverage this research to create a comprehensive advocacy toolkit including resource mapping, and to collect narratives for a Radio-Novela that will highlight obstacles, fears, breakthroughs, and perceptions of oral health services.
2023Alaska Primary Care AssociationAlaska100,000.00Expand data mining to include Maternal/Child health, run gap analyses, and use data to drive outcome and performance improvement in all areas of the organization's work.
2023Alameda Health System FoundationCalifornia125,000.00Support Alameda Health System Foundation to address communication barriers to equitable oral health for the disability community through a community-informed project.
2023Alabama AriseAlabama148,500.00Support the Cover Alabama Campaign for Medicaid Expansion, engagement of community advocates to identify administrative opportunities to improve health care and oral health through Medicaid, and to continue to build capacity of Alabama Arise and its stakeholders to participate in oral health policy advocacy.
2023ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater PittsburghPennsylvania148,000.00Support Achieva’s advocacy efforts to designate people with disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population on a state-wide and national scale, which would increase access to primary, behavioral and oral healthcare through federal funding opportunities.
2023AAPD FoundationIllinois125,000.00Support the AAPD Foundation to address policy and systemic barriers for adults with disabilities transitioning out of pediatric dental benefits through a community-driven project.
2023A.T. Still University of Health SciencesMissouri125,000.00Support A.T. Still University of Health Sciences in the implementation of community engagement in its efforts to advance teledentistry.
2022American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas12,375.00Supports programming from the American Network of Oral Health Coalitions, including the Peer Support Mentoring Program, the new Emerging Coalitions Learning Collaborative, and the annual meeting.
2022Zufall HealthNew Jersey20,000.00Support Zufall Health’s Annual Rural Oral Health Symposium focusing on diversity and inclusion within the rural oral health setting.
2022West Virginians for Affordable Health CareWest Virginia150,075.00Build a grassroots advocacy base for West Virginians for Affordable Health Care’s Medicaid Buy-In Proposal which will protect Medicaid beneficiaries from losing coverage due to modest income increases by providing additional affordable coverage options.
2022West Virginia University Research CorporationWest Virginia130,938.00Support a robust, multi-year impact analysis of the newly implemented Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in West Virginia including its effects on cost of care, benefit utilization rates, Emergency Department (ED) utilization, chronic conditions, and utilization of social safety net programs.
2022Voices for Vermont’s ChildrenVermont125,000.00Support Voices for Vermont's Children's community-based quantitative and qualitative data collection project which will inform oral health policy recommendations and advocacy for Medicaid-eligible populations in Vermont.
2022Utah Health Policy ProjectUtah135,000.00Strengthen the oral health capacity of Utah Health Policy Project’s Health Access Assisters, strengthen a coalition of community-driven oral health advocates, and elevate consumer stories around oral health policy opportunities in Utah.
2022University of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicinePennsylvania83,518.00Refine, expand, and measure the impact of the implementation of the Teledentistry Assessment Portal (TAP) for Individuals with Disabilities model as part of care protocol within the Care Center for Persons with Disabilities.
2022University of New HavenConnecticut133,864.00Pilot an integrated model of oral health care with sexually transmitted infection/disease (STI/STD) identification, care, and referral, and to advance policy and payment in order to expand adoption and spread of the model.
2022University of Maryland, School of DentistryMaryland175,293.00Support year two of the statewide Prenatal and Post-partum Advisory Board (PPAB) in assessing barriers to care for this population and developing solutions for these systemic issues.
2022Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts186,400.00Implement and assess a Continuing Education program for Massachusetts oral health providers that will increase providers serving as dental homes for children under 3, as well as piloting a complimenting value-based payment model.
2022The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas10,000.00Support the “OpenWide: Learning from Data in Dentistry” symposium, put on by UTHealth Houston, and provide a community engagement and equity lens to the event.
2022The Fund for a Healthier ColoradoColorado103,600.00Support the Fund for a Healthier Colorado to co-lead the development of a statewide oral health coalition, partner with the state’s Dental Association to create a medical loss ratio for dental insurance, and to oversee the implementation of recently passed dental therapy legislation, in partnership with local, community-driven organizations.
2022Texas Health InstituteTexas163,067.00Support Texas Health Institute in implementing a multi-pronged strategy to partner with both local organizations and decision-makers across the state to build an oral health policy agenda while implementing efforts to specifically strengthen the Texas safety net.
2022Suwannee River Area Health Education CenterFlorida110,100.00Support general operations as the organization develops its operational structure, creates content for engaging its membership, and works to increase the size and diversity of its membership.
2022Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy EducationCalifornia100,000.00Capitalize on historic base-building efforts in South Los Angeles to transition communities and partners into a statewide campaign for expanding the oral health workforce and economic opportunities for low-income Californians.
2022Southern Plains Tribal Health BoardOklahoma80,625.00Examine the state and national American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) data collection systems, as well as the scope and impact of racial misclassification within data sets and will design a series of priority strategies for advancing data equity.
2022Society of American Indian DentistsNevada124,600.00Support the Society of American Indian Dentists to strengthen internal organizational infrastructure, develop and implement a diverse fund development plan, and step into a position of national leadership to influence oral health policy at the local, state, and national level
2022SC AppleseedSouth Carolina135,520.00Support South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center to carry out a statewide oral health landscape analysis, engage communities and organizational partners for the Healthcare Stories Project, and to advocate for Medicaid expansion that includes dental benefits in South Carolina.
2022Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc. dba Heluna HealthAlaska160,707.00Support the American Dental Therapy Association to strengthen its internal organizational and financial infrastructure while launching a strategy to strengthen the alignment and capacity of the practice of dental therapy.
2022Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington125,001.00For Poverty Action to implement a statewide, community-driven, legislative policy campaign to authorize dental therapy in tribal and non-tribal communities to address the growing gaps in access and oral health workforce disparities.
2022Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington125,000.00Support Poverty Action, a leading organization within the Washington Dental Access Campaign, to engage new community and legislative stakeholders with an expanded set of oral health policy goals, advocacy training opportunities, and data collection activities that promote equity and racial justice in and beyond the state of Washington.
2022Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral HealthPennsylvania48,300.00Support Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health's collaborative efforts to restore comprehensive dental benefits in Medicaid and to raise awareness of upcoming changes to the state's Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) for patients from and providers serving Medicaid-eligible populations.
2022Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas156,147.00Ensure consumer and community voice are elevated as Kansas implements the new Medicaid adult dental benefit and assesses its preliminary implementation.
2022NYU College of NursingNew York204,522.00Support the Oral Health Nursing Education Program (OHNEP) at New York University (NYU) in deepening oral health within the nursing standards of care, expanding nursing curricula to be inclusive of serving the oral health needs of patients with special health care needs, and further institutionalizing oral health within care for Veterans.
2022Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardOregon200,000.00Support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s efforts to implement the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) at the federal level, as well as design and implement indigenized Health Aide programs to improve oral health access in the Pacific Northwest.
2022NIIOHColorado167,545.00Strengthen the integration of oral health within the community health worker workforce at a national level, to build a new national partnership focused on interprofessional education, and to advance the recommendations from the HRSA Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
2022New Hampshire Public Health AssociationNew Hampshire115,487.00Support the successful implementation of the New Hampshire Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit by growing enrollment and competencies within the Medicaid provider network through training and partnership development, and advocate for the reauthorization of Medicaid Expansion in 2023.
2022Nebraska AppleseedNebraska120,000.00Support Nebraska Appleseed to build a health policy agenda that includes oral health using their historically successful community organizing strategies to engage and collaborate with communities and consumers across Nebraska.
2022NC ChildNorth Carolina140,000.00Support NC Child to distill feedback from historically marginalized communities across North Carolina into a policy advocacy agenda and galvanize local and statewide support for advancing oral health policy targeted at oral health system transformation.
2022National Rural Health AssociationMissouri250,000.00Advance momentum for oral health integration to improve rural oral health equity through implementation of the National Rural Oral Health Initiative and its key pillars of advocacy, communications, education, and research.
2022National Network of Public Health InstitutesDistrict of Columbia2,000,000.00For the National Network of Public Health Institutes to support the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) in finalizing the necessary steps towards organizational independence, implementing a newly established fund development strategy, and advancing local, state, and federal oral health policy through engagement of the national OPEN network.
2022National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland125,000.00Support the NDA in partnering with a variety of partners across Louisiana to advocate for Medicaid policy changes that will increase access to care, while at the same time, strengthen the capacity of the NDA to be a leading voice for health and racial equity within the field of oral health
2022National Conference of State LegislaturesColorado52,000.00Support learning opportunities around emerging oral health policy issues for the National Conference for State Legislators’ members, state legislators, and legislative staff.
2022National Association of Community Health CentersMaryland250,000.00Support the National Association of Community Health Centers to advance oral health integration within the broader community health center field, design new roles within the oral health workforce, and advocate for federal and state policies that advance oral health equity
2022Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri165,919.00Support the Missouri Oral Health Coalition in piloting a value-based, dental alternative payment model specifically to serve people with disabilities through teledentistry.
2022Ministerial Health Fellowship c/o Cross Street Training and Academic CenterConnecticut117,472.00Support Ministerial Health Fellowship to provide education to and build advocacy capacity among BIPOC community members, oral health advocates, and faith-based organizational partners in Connecticut around systemic oral health issues through its recently created Community Health Worker role.
2022Michigan Primary Care AssociationMichigan156,777.00Support the Michigan Primary Care Association to partner with the CareQuest Institute Health Transformation Team to implement the Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative through implementing an intentionally designed capacity-building initiative for Michigan community health centers to position the safety net for implementing new models of oral health value-based care and payment (VBC/P)
2022Michigan Oral Health CoalitionMichigan150,000.00Support Michigan Oral Health Coalition's advocacy to increase funding for adult Medicaid dental services and to host community conversations in key areas of the state exploring barriers to care.
2022Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland150,975.00Secure a Medicaid adult dental benefit in Maryland and to improve access to oral health care for pregnant people by expanding the scope of practice of certain key members of oral health care teams.
2022Maine Primary Care AssociationMaine103,712.00Support the Maine Primary Care Association in developing workforce and infrastructure in new and equitable ways to respond to implementation of Maine’s new Medicaid adult dental benefit and positioning the safety net dental practices to re-engage in efforts to pilot value-based care.
2022Maine Equal Justice PartnersMaine115,579.00Ensure that the implementation of the Medicaid dental benefit is informed by the needs of community members, to promote the benefit to newly eligible Medicaid beneficiaries, and to secure Medicaid benefits for Maine immigrants regardless of immigration status.
2022Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky125,000.00Support the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition (KOHC) to advocate for Medicaid investments in oral health and support for the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) by the state of Kentucky.
2022Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky75,000.00Support Kentucky Youth Advocates’ and the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition's capacity to conduct a statewide oral health landscape assessment and play a leading, supervisory, and guiding role to the state as it begins implementing an expanded Medicaid adult dental benefit.
2022KC CARE Health CenterMissouri5,390.00Support KC Care Health Center’s Cancer Prevention Initiative to implement oral cancer screening and outreach.
2022Justice in AgingDistrict of Columbia120,000.00Maintain momentum for a dental benefit in Medicare Part B and promote medically necessary coverage through the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, to increase access to dental services for vulnerable populations through Home-Based and Community Services Waivers, and to build and strengthen oral health partnerships with aging and disability advocates.
2022Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois125,000.00Support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association equitably expand the oral health workforce to sustainably address pervasive shortages and advance new models of integrated, prenatal oral health care in the dental safety net.
2022Idaho Primary Care AssociationIdaho152,988.00Support the Idaho Primary Care Association in implementing the CareQuest Institute Three Domains Framework through piloting teledentistry to increase access to care in a frontier community, testing the use of minimally invasive care procedures within community health centers and advancing the integration of dental data into the state Health Information Exchange.
2022Hoosier Action Resource CenterIndiana108,382.00Support Hoosier Action Resource Center to deepen the base of directly impacted leaders, train and mobilize community-based advocates across the state of Indiana and introduce an oral health component to the statewide Medicaid advocacy coalition.
2022Hispanic Dental AssociationNew York306,965.00Support the Hispanic Dental Association to build a robust set of data, evidence, and capacity to elevate the oral health disparities for Hispanic providers and consumers in order drive equitable state and national policy change.
2022Henry Schein Cares FoundationNew York27,823.00Support the SHE: Successful Healthcare Entrepreneurship event, bringing together key practitioner stakeholders from the Medical and Dental professions to energize collaboration around employing an integrated, holistic approach to healthcare.
2022Health Disparities Collaborative of Ohio Inc.Ohio142,765.00Support Ohio Federation for Health Equity and Social Justice to sustain its engagement of kinship caregivers and the youth in their care through story collection, policy advocacy, and the development and distribution of an oral health advocates toolkit designed to mobilize communities.
2022Health Care For AllMassachusetts185,991.00Support Health Care For All’s oral health policy and advocacy work promoting integration within the Medicaid 1115 waiver, to maintain a comprehensive adult dental benefit, to establish a statewide oral health equity commission, and to explore teledentistry and innovative workforce models.
2022Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii132,574.00Capitalize on the momentum created from passing a comprehensive Medicaid adult dental benefit by assessing and advancing network adequacy, engaging communities to identify opportunities to employ new models of care and strengthening data equity across the state.
2022Hawaii Children’s Action NetworkHawaii100,000.00Support the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition's (HOHC) Prevention and Access Committee to develop policy recommendations and advocacy toward sustainable school-based sealant programs and bolster community engagement within the HOHC Neighbor Islands.
2022Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts29,958.00Support Harvard School of Dental Medicine and its summit and learning collaborative on “Integrating Care to Meet Universal Health Coverage Goals.”
2022Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts200,000.00Support the Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH), as a part of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, implement the third phase of the 100 Million Mouths Campaign, expanding the number of states with designated Champions by eight.
2022Florida Voices for HealthFlorida179,300.00Support Florida Voices for Health to collect and disseminate patient stories, convene community and state organizations to develop a state oral health plan, and improve their legislative and community advocacy capacity in preparation for future policy opportunities to create a Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit.
2022Families USADistrict of Columbia525,000.00Build upon the existing momentum of Families USA’s Oral Health for All Campaign, a long-term, multi-faceted campaign to expand access to oral healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare policy.
2022Denver Health FoundationColorado152,359.00Support the Denver Health Foundation, in partnership with Denver Health, to demonstrate the impact of a new integrated approach to delivering HPV vaccines in dental settings to expand access to new, whole-person care models.
2022Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)Connecticut140,000.00Support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative to advance a new oral health policy agenda that was developed through a 2022 Medicaid Gap Analysis that focused on expanding benefit caps, revising the dental therapy licensure, and building public and provider support for alternative payment models in oral health.
2022Community Health Center, Inc.Connecticut150,000.00Support Community Health Center, Inc., to advance an equity-grounded, patient-centered approach to improving dental care access, utilization, and outcomes among people living with HIV and AIDS.
2022Community CatalystMassachusetts500,000.00Supports Community Catalyst to serve as a critical and strategic partner to CareQuest Institute through advancing federal oral health policy, strengthening the capacity of CareQuest Institute grantees to engage in community-driven policy advocacy, and supporting and expanding consumer-driven demand for new, integrated, minimally invasive, person-centered models of care.
2022Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeColorado175,000.00Support the development of a community-driven Colorado oral health agenda and ensuring community voices in the development of the Colorado Oral Health Coalition infrastructure.
2022Coalition of Texans with DisabilitiesTexas73,858.00Support advocacy for the timely implementation of two 2021 Texas Medicaid omnibus bills that include provisions for an annual preventative visit for 400,000 STAR+PLUS beneficiaries (low-income adults with disabilities).
2022Children’s Alliance (WA)Washington124,963.00Support the continued momentum and engagement of the Washington Dental Access Coalition, the main goal for which is to expand authorization of dental therapists in Washington.
2022Children’s Action AllianceArizona175,000.00Support Children’s Action Alliance and Arizona Oral Health Coalition’s (CAA/AZOHC) efforts to advocate for comprehensive Medicaid adult dental coverage, access to care for underserved and under-resourced populations, and enhanced emphasis on provider cultural competency.
2022Children NowCalifornia150,000.00Support Children Now in protecting and advancing California health policies and regulations related to accountable care coordination, funding for coverage, and school-based oral health programming.
2022Center for Medicare AdvocacyConnecticut100,000.00Support the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s efforts to expand Medicare coverage to include a comprehensive oral health benefit.
2022Center for Medicare AdvocacyConnecticut100,000.00Support the implementation of the recently approved Physician Fee Schedule Fiscal Year 2023 proposed rule, which will expand medically necessary dental services covered through Medicare.
2022California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkCalifornia200,000.00Support advocacy efforts to protect and expand Medicaid coverage of oral health care as well as strengthen the linguistic and cultural quality of care through community advocacy training and grassroots capacity building.
2022Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI)California150,000.00Support efforts to advance equity through language access policy, improved statewide data collection and reporting systems, and the elevation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community voices in oral health in California.
2022Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical AssociationArkansas95,200.00Support Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical Association (AMDPA) to facilitate change in the areas of education, dental workforce, and community data collection.
2022American Children’s CampaignFlorida150,000.00Support American Children’s Campaign (ACC) to execute its strategic advocacy work, which focuses primarily on a scientific polling effort and ensuing communications campaign in support of dental therapy authorization in Florida.
2022American Academy of PediatricsIllinois143,795.00Support the American Academy of Pediatrics to deepen understanding, elevate opportunities, and build consensus around new clinically integrated opportunities for pediatricians applying silver-diamine fluoride to advance the integration of oral health into primary care
2022American Academy of CariologyCalifornia30,000.00Support three events – a fall webinar, a spring webinar, and the AAC’s 7th annual Spring Conference, themed Biomaterials Therapeutics in the World of Dental Caries.
2022AltaMed Health ServicesCalifornia150,000.00Support AltaMed’s advocacy training initiatives for residents of Southeast Los Angeles and the development and dissemination of an equity-based, systems-change toolkit to federally qualified health centers in and beyond Southern California.
2022Advocates Building Lasting Equality in NHNew Hampshire102,919.00Mobilize disability self-advocates in the implementation of the new Medicaid adult dental benefit, increase the size of the dental provider network in New Hampshire, and build the competency of providers serving people with disabilities.
2022ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater PittsburghPennsylvania144,442.00Expand access to oral health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through the designation of this population as a Medically Underserved Population.
2022Tides Center/Latino Coalition for a Healthy CaliforniaCalifornia2,000.00Support Latino Coalition for Health California’s 2021 Virtual Latinx Health Policy Summit.
2021National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland25,000.00Support the National Dental Association’s 2021 programs.
2021West Virginia University Research CorporationWest Virginia176,902.00Assess West Virginia’s newly implemented Medicaid dental benefit, its implementation, and its effects on oral health, chronic disease management, emergency department usage and workforce outcomes.
2021Vision y CompromisoCalifornia10,000.00Support Vision y Compromiso’s 19th annual conference, “Promotoras Unived in Hope and Love Towards a Healthy and Dignified Life.”
2021Virginia Health CatalystVirginia140,000.00Support Virginia Health Catalyst in optimizing the implementation of Virginia’s new Medicaid adult dental benefit and positioning the Virginia safety net for moving towards oral health value-based care.
2021University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry Department of Dental EcologyNorth Carolina200,000.00Support a collaborative research effort between the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and Access Dental to study the comparison of initial dental assessments of people with special healthcare needs within on-site mobile dentistry versus teledentistry.
2021University of Maryland, School of DentistryMaryland141,676.00Launch a diverse prenatal and post-partum advisory board (PPAB) in coalition with other Maryland oral health stakeholders to assess health disparities during and after pregnancy and identify solutions.
2021University of California San FranciscoCalifornia52,016.00Supports the Oral Oncology Fellowship program at the University of San Francisco Sol Silverman Oral Medicine Clinic.
2021The Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts100,000.00The Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine will adapt its MOTIVATE program for at-home caregivers of older adults in Maine.
2021The Kearney CenterFlorida12,607.00Provides support to CESC, Inc. to purchase equipment to replace and repair broken equipment pieces to better serve the patients at CESC’s homeless shelter.
2021The HealthPath Foundation of OhioOhio120,000.00Support Oral Health Ohio in advancing new alternative models of payment to facilitate broader adoption of oral health value-based care, as well as deepen their partnership with historically marginalized communities through the development of two local oral health coalitions.
2021The Fund for a Healthier ColoradoColorado106,500.00The Fund for a Healthier Colorado will work in coalition with partners and healthcare consumers to develop an equity-based dental therapy policy and foster public and legislative support for dental therapy with an advocacy campaign.
2021The Arc of PhiladelphiaPennsylvania5,000.00Supports the implementation of training sessions through the Arc of Philadelphia’s HealthMeet program to promote inclusive healthcare and education for individuals with disabilities.
2021Suwannee River Area Health Education CenterFlorida122,968.00Support Floridians for Dental Access’s (FLDA) efforts in promoting workforce development through advocacy and education efforts, specifically focused on authorizing the practice of dental therapy in Florida.
2021Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy EducationCalifornia100,000.00Support Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), in building local and statewide partnerships and implementing a campaign to advance policy related to expanding the oral health workforce in California.
2021State University of Iowa FoundationIowa185,000.00Support the State University of Iowa in moving the Patient-Centered Dental Home (PCDH), a framework for quality measurement and care integration in dentistry like the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), from design to implementation.
2021St. Coletta’s of IllinoisIllinois2,575.00Supports the implementation of an oral health program and curriculum for students with disabilities at the Kennedy School.
2021South Carolina Primary Health Care AssociationSouth Carolina85,800.00Support the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association in strategically building readiness within the South Carolina FQHCs for value-based payment models through expanding health-information technology capacity and data use capabilities.
2021Santa Fe GroupFlorida25,000.00Supports the Santa Fe Group’s Continuum on Integrating Oral Health into Healthcare, which includes webinars, white papers, and resources leading up to a salon on September 8 and 9, 2021.
2021RIZE Massachusetts FoundationMassachusetts333,333.00Support RIZE Massachusetts Foundation to integrate oral health into its programming and grantmaking strategy in order to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts and reduce its impact on people, communities, and the economy.
2021Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington103,934.00Poverty Action c/o Solid Ground will develop an equity-based dental therapy bill in the state of Washington, along with developing the tools to campaign for the bill.
2021Penobscot Community Health CareMaine4,980.00Support to Penobscot Community Health Center (PCHC) to purchase equipment to replace damaged and outdated equipment pieces to better serve the needs of their patients.
2021Partnership for Southern EquityGeorgia150,000.00Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) is an Atlanta-based nonprofit that seeks to advance equity through an ecosystem-based model. PSE will launch the Just Youth Circle (JYC), a cohort of organizations that will collaborate with youth-adult teams across the American South (east of Texas, south of Virginia), to support and carry out policy advocacy efforts around oral health equity.
2021Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas146,438.00Support Oral Health Kansas’ broad scope of advocacy activities focused on passing an adult dental benefit policy in Medicaid.
2021NYU College of NursingNew York225,000.00Supports the New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) to continue to lead the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) Initiative aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating the impact of a replicable interprofessional model for integrating interprofessional oral health competencies in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
2021Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardOregon200,000.00Support the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board to expand equitable access to a community-based and representative health provider base through building and implementing the newly authorized Tribal Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) in the three-state region of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
2021New Hampshire Public Health AssociationNew Hampshire120,000.00Advocate for funding for an Extensive Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit in New Hampshire’s state budget and to expand access to oral healthcare for “special populations” in New Hampshire by engaging the provider network.
2021New England Medical AssociationMassachusetts52,976.00Support the development of a strategic plan for the New England Medical Association.
2021NC ChildNorth Carolina125,000.00Support NC Child in co-creating a community-driven definition of oral health value and quality that will then be leveraged to advance oral health policy and payment over the next two to three years.
2021National Network of Public Health InstitutesDistrict of Columbia2,673,059.00Support the financial and programmatic sustainability of the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) as it transitions to a fully independent nonprofit organization.
2021National Network of Public Health InstitutesDistrict of Columbia10,000.00Support the OPEN National Meeting to bring together the network and advance OPEN’s mission.
2021National Council for Mental WellbeingDistrict of Columbia249,939.00Support the National Council for Mental Wellbeing (National Council) in implementing a national ECHO learning series focused on testing and expanding new models of integrating oral health care, behavioral health and substance use treatment.
2021National Conference of State LegislaturesColorado50,500.00Supports the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to develop new resources, learning, and convening opportunities for state legislators and legislative staff designed to increase their awareness of oral health and policy opportunities adopted by other states.
2021National Coalition of Dentists for Health EquityOhio102,132.00Support general operations as the organization develops its operational structure, creates content for engaging its membership, and works to increase the size and diversity of its membership.
2021National Association of Community Health CentersMaryland250,000.00Support the National Association for Community Health Centers (NACHC) to support the safety net in scaling new models of integrated care, expanding the use of population health management tools in safety net dental practices, and exploring new oral health workforce opportunities to expand the diversity in health center workforce.
2021Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri2,500.00Supports the 2021 Missouri Oral Health Policy conference, hosted virtually by the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, with the theme of “Driving Innovation – Meeting Challenges.”
2021Ministerial Health Fellowship c/o Cross Street Training and Academic CenterConnecticut112,275.00Utilize a Community Health Worker strategy to educate BIPOC community members, oral health advocates, and legislators in Connecticut about systemic issues in oral health, and build community-based connections in order to advocate for policy solutions in collaboration with Connecticut Oral Health Initiative.
2021Michigan Primary Care AssociationMichigan200,000.00Support the Michigan Primary Care Association to partner with the CareQuest Institute Health Improvement Team to implement the Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative through assessing readiness and building capacity within Michigan community health centers for new models of oral health value-based care and payment.
2021Michigan Oral Health CoalitionMichigan125,000.00Support the Michigan Oral Health Coalition to advance new, equitable, payment models in oral health for adults on Medicaid, expanding the Michigan oral health data dashboard, and strengthening internal capacities to ensure meaningful use of a health and racial equity lens.
2021Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.Massachusetts98,835.00Support the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Mass League) in expanding use of telehealth and teledentistry in health center dental practices, continuing to build on initiatives that integrate the social determinants of health, and responding to health equity gaps in oral health care.
2021Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland150,976.00Maryland Dental Action Coalition will support the expansion of the state’s Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit, the integration of Maryland’s new post-partum benefit, and work to establish a Maryland Coalition on Health Equity.
2021Maine Primary Care AssociationMaine99,183.00Support to the Maine Primary Care Association advance the operationalizing of oral health value-based metrics, expand capacity and use of interoperability, and strengthen the use of population health management techniques in the Maine safety net.
2021Magic Tooth BusCalifornia4,480.00Support Magic Tooth Bus with dental equipment repairs and replacements to best serve the needs of their patients.
2021Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky115,000.00Kentucky Youth Advocates will develop and advance an oral health advocacy policy agenda using the data procured through policy/advocacy groups. Kentucky Youth Advocates will advocate for a state budget that will optimize the implementation of Medicaid/KCHIP services, fluoridation and teledentistry, as well as increased broadband infrastructure across the state of Kentucky.
2021Justice in AgingDistrict of Columbia90,000.00Supports Justice in Aging as they deliver a robust advocacy campaign centered around the inclusion of a dental benefit in Medicare.
2021Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois100,000.00Support the Illinois Primary Health Care Association in advancing policy and implementation of new interprofessional practice models within the Illinois safety net.
2021Hoosier Action Resource CenterIndiana108,900.00Hoosier Action Resource Center will create a grassroots movement in Indiana to maintain dental benefits in the Healthy Indiana Plan.
2021Hispanic Dental AssociationNew York150,000.00Support the Hispanic Dental Association to build a robust set of data, evidence, and capacity to elevate the oral health disparities for Hispanic providers and consumers in order drive equitable state and national policy change.
2021Heart and Soul Clinic, IncIndiana5,000.00Support general operations as the organization develops its operational structure, creates content for engaging its membership, and works to increase the size and diversity of its membership.
2021HealthLink Dental ClinicPennsylvania2,388.00Support replacement and repair costs for dental equipment to better serve the patients of HealthLink Dental Clinic.
2021Health Disparities Collaborative of Ohio Inc.Ohio144,900.00Support data collection from kinship care families across the state of Ohio as part of a larger advocacy plan focused on increased and sustained funding for school-based health services, including oral health services, that are critical for this population of youth and their caregivers.
2021Health Care For AllMassachusetts187,616.00Health Care For All will work toward equitable oral healthcare in Massachusetts by advocating for policy in four specific issue areas.
2021Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii133,392.00Support the Hawai’i Public Health Institute in advancing oral health equity in Hawaii by advocating for a comprehensive Medicaid adult dental benefit, assessing and advancing new models of person-centered care in the safety net, and supporting policy to address the social determinants of oral health.
2021Hawaii Children’s Action NetworkHawaii99,979.00Strengthen the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition’s infrastructure, particularly expanding the capacity in the neighbor island coalitions (Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island) to engage in oral health policy advocacy.
2021Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts189,122.00Support the partnership between the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health in expanding the 100 Million Mouths Campaign which will build champions who will advance efforts for the integration of oral health education into primary care curricula within their state.
2021Gennesaret Free ClinicsIndiana9,304.00Support to Gennesaret Free Clinic to purchase a new x-ray developer to replace damaged and outdated equipment to better serve the needs of their patients.
2021Florida Voices for HealthFlorida170,000.00Florida Voices for Health will coalition-build around issues of oral health in Florida, including a Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit expansion, and execute a comprehensive public/legislative support campaign highlighting the voices of Medicaid consumers to advocate for the benefit.
2021Florida Public Health Institute d/b/a Florida Institute for Health InnovationFlorida148,362.00Support the Florida Institute for Health Innovation in leading statewide oral health advocacy efforts in partnership with the Florida Oral Health Alliance, building new tools to support deeper community and consumer engagement and designing new oral health curricula to support more equitably oral health care for children with special health care needs.
2021Families USADistrict of Columbia675,000.00Advance federal oral health policies in 2021 through the Oral Health Care for All Campaign, which focuses on timely opportunities to impact Medicaid and Medicare.
2021Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)Connecticut125,000.00Support the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) in their work to expand the integration of oral health measurement within state infrastructure, building support for value-based payment in oral health, and leading a Medicaid access gap analysis in the state.
2021Community CatalystMassachusetts498,548.00Support Community Catalyst in implementing a multi-tiered capacity building strategy within CareQuest Institute grantees that focuses on deepening the engagement between historically marginalized communities and state advocacy efforts, while also supporting the federal policy work of the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN).
2021Colorado Consumer Health InitiativeColorado100,000.00Support Colorado Consumer Health Initiative to build a consumer, BIPOC-focused health equity committee in Colorado, develop an oral health organizing plan, and create an oral health equity agenda in collaboration with Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy and Research Organization.
2021Colorado Association for School-Based Health CareColoradoColorado Association for School-Based Health CareSupports Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care’s virtual conference with the theme of “Collective Resiliency and Renewed Focus on Equity.”
2021Children’s Alliance (WA)Washington97,750.00Support the Children’s Alliance of Washington to engage consumers and coalition members to advance oral health policy in Washington, including dental therapy and community water fluoridation.
2021Children’s Action AllianceArizona175,000.00Support Children’s Action Alliance in advancing Medicaid policies and regulations in support of comprehensive coverage for pregnant women, scope of practice policies for Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienists, reduce implicit bias within the program and providers, and address specific administrative barriers that are preventing current and former foster youth in accessing necessary orthodontic care.
2021Children NowCalifornia100,000.00Support Children Now in leading in leading efforts to advance policy in California related to the expansion of telehealth capabilities, the interprofessional practice opportunities for registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and the planning for the states next 1115 waiver.
2021Children NowCalifornia105,001.00Support the Children Now in implementing their web-based medical-dental referral and navigation system (MDRAN) in collaboration with a care coordination strategy, built into a fee-for-service payment environment, to improve equitable access to care for low wealth and communities of color in San Joaquin County, California.
2021Center for Medicare AdvocacyConnecticut80,000.00Support to the Center for Medicare Advocacy to advocate for the coverage of medically necessary oral health care by Medicare and continue to engage with a group of national stakeholders working to include a comprehensive oral health benefit in Medicare.
2021Center for Health Policy Development dba National Academy for State Health PolicyMaine138,448.00Research models for incorporation of social determinant of health factors in Medicaid dental contracts, learn from state policymakers, and disseminate information nation-wide about concrete solutions for implementation of social determinant of health factors into Medicaid dental contracts.
2021Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.New Jersey89,974.00Support the Center for Health Care Strategies to build off of its 2020 research and publication on current trends in value-based payment in oral health to lead research efforts into the barriers and facilitators of oral health inequities within state Medicaid programs, with a focus on adults.
2021California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkCalifornia150,000.00Support the California Pan Ethnic Health Network in designing and advancing an anti-racist oral health agenda in California through advocacy coalition activation.
2021Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI)California150,000.00Support equitable access to healthcare in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community by advocating for improved access to disaggregated demographic data collection by government entities, the removal of cultural and linguistic barriers to accessing care, an expansion of Medi-Cal to additional populations, and strategies to foster a more diverse oral health workforce.
2021Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical AssociationArkansas75,000.00Support the Arkansas Medical Dental and Pharmaceutical Association expanding the use of a community-based, health equity lens within health care institutions in Arkansas as well as leading the development of an oral health policy agenda.
2021Arcora FoundationWashington208,263.00Supports a co-funding relationship with the Arcora Foundation in the maintenance and growth of the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health (NIIOH) and the Smiles for Life training program.
2021American Dental Hygienists’ AssociationIllinois15,000.00Supports the 2021 Opening General Session remarks from Dr. Cara V. James at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual conference.
2021American Academy of PediatricsIllinois155,597.00Support the American Academy of Pediatrics in implementing a multi-tiered project to advance oral health integration into pediatric primary care through member-based learning, implementation of a new electronic oral health risk assessment, and strengthening pediatric capacity around population health management.
2021American Academy of CariologyCalifornia20,000.00Supports the American Academy of Cariology’s annual event, scheduled as two virtual webinars to advance the profession and academy.
2021AltaMed Health ServicesCalifornia150,000.00Support AltaMed Health services in advancing regional policy and systems change to address the social determinants of oral health through a care-and-community integrated approach that centers racial equity.
2021Alaska Primary Care AssociationAlaska100,000.00Support the Alaska Primary Care Association in advancing policy and payment associated with oral health value-based care within the dental safety net through advocacy and strengthening interoperable data systems with Alaska health centers.
2021Alabama AriseAlabama150,000.00Advocate for expanded Medicaid benefits in Alabama, to further develop Arise’s infrastructure around community engagement, train 16 healthcare advocates, and lay the groundwork for oral healthcare advocacy in Alabama.
2021ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater PittsburghPennsylvania149,803.00ACHIEVA/Arc of Greater Pittsburgh intends to increase access to oral healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania by applying for a Governor’s Exception Medically Underserved Population (EMUP) designation, as well as develop educational resources for Direct Service Professionals (DSPs) about appropriate oral healthcare support.
2020Welsh Mountain Health CentersPennsylvania6,440.00Supports Welsh Mountain Health Centers to replace an urgently needed M11 Ultraclave Autoclave 115V.
2020Washington Association for Community HealthWashington85,465.80Supports the Washington Association for Community Health (WACH) to convene a broad coalition of partners, build consensus around key components of a value-based payment for the Medicaid dental program, and pilot those components with a key set of health centers.
2020Vision y CompromisoCalifornia5,000.00Supports Vision y Compromiso’s annual conference, which has a focus on engaging communities in civic participation, policy discussions, and advocating for changes to transform community health.
2020Virginia Health CatalystVirginia121,275.00Supports Virginia Health Catalyst to provide statewide leadership and support for advocacy to add comprehensive adult dental benefits to Medicaid in Virginia.
2020Virginia Dental Association FoundationVirginia10,000.00Supports the Virginia Dental Association Foundation's programmatic expenses during 2020 after the Missions of Mercy clinics have been cancelled or postponed.
2020United Way of Central IowaIowa74,820.00Supports the United Way of Central Iowa (UWCI) to serve as the backbone organization for the newly created Iowa Oral Health Coalition and facilitate a process to determine its structure and priorities in 2020.
2020United Health Organization (UHO)Michigan80,000.00Supports the United Health Organization (UHO), as the backbone of the Wayne County Oral Health Coalition, to provide leadership, structure, and support for oral health systems- and policy change efforts in Detroit, primarily focused on faith-based networks, youth, community engagement, and seniors.
2020UCLA Division of Public Health & Community DentistryCalifornia5,000.00Supports the second convening of five UCLA Schools with community members and other stakeholders to identify specific pathways for policy advocacy to reduce oral health disparities in children.
2020Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts500.00The Office of Global and Population Health will recognize a deserving fourth-year student for outstanding work on his/her Community Outreach and Engagement Project.
2020Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas Impact Education FundTexas100,000.00Supports Texas Impact to build a grassroots base of faith-based advocates engaged in assessing and addressing the social determinants of oral health.
2020Texas Health InstituteTexas20,000.00Supports Dr. Michael Monopoli's 2020 Texas Health Institute board dues.
2020Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy EducationCalifornia80,000.00Supports Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education – Los Angeles to strengthen the capacity of marginalized communities in California to advance oral health policies through community organizing and advocacy for an expanded oral health workforce.
2020Stillwater Domestic Violence Services, Inc.Oklahoma3,840.00Supports the development and expansion of relationships between shelter advocates and local oral health providers and to educate clients on maintaining good oral health at Wings of Hope Family Crisis Services.
2020South Carolina Primary Health Care AssociationSouth Carolina77,945.00Supports the South Carolina Primary Care Association (SCPCA) to prepare safety net dental practices across the state to implement new health information technology systems that collect integrated data that demonstrates the value of oral health to whole person care.
2020Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We NeedNew York30,000.00Supports Raising Women’s Voices to host a multi-state, multi-stakeholder convening in late 2020 to develop advocacy plans to improve oral health coverage and care during pregnancy, especially for people of color.
2020PWC/Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia80,000.00Supports Virginia Commonwealth University to promote community-based engagement, capacity building, and advocacy in Nottoway County.
2020Put People First! PAPennsylvania99,000.00Supports Put People First-PA to organize patients and consumers to advocate for comprehensive public adult dental benefits, as part of a larger effort to expand health care to all.
2020Poverty Action c/o Solid GroundWashington87,498.00Supports Poverty Action to build a policy campaign focused on increasing access to equitable care by expanding the dental health workforce in Washington.
2020Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral HealthPennsylvania85,000.00Supports the Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health to continue to serve as a leader and convener of oral health advocacy in the commonwealth by promoting better access to care, supporting policy change, and engaging diverse partners.
2020Oregon Primary Care AssociationOregon95,000.00Supports the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) to establish a standard oral health metric, that aligns with the state's broader payment environment around diabetes and provide training and technical support to 3-5 health centers in piloting the collection and usage of the oral health metric to further demonstrate the value of oral health to person-centered care.
2020Ohio Public Health AssociationOhio5,142.00Supports the Ohio Public Health Association as the fiscal agent in the development of the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity, which was established to create a forum and voice for dentists across the US who believe that health equity, especially oral health equity, must be addressed if disparities in health status are to be reduced or eliminated.
2020North Dakota Dental FoundationNorth Dakota10,000.00Supports the North Dakota Dental Foundation and their programmatic expenses during 2020.
2020North Carolina Dental Society FoundationNorth Carolina7,500.00Supports the North Carolina Dental Society Foundation’s programmatic expenses during 2020 after the Missions of Mercy clinics have been cancelled or postponed.
2020New Hampshire Public Health AssociationNew Hampshire141,378.00Supports the New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition to continue to play a key role in working to expand the adult dental benefit in Medicaid in New Hampshire.
2020NC ChildNorth Carolina125,000.00Allows NC Child to support grassroots advocacy efforts to expand access to comprehensive adult dental benefits in Medicaid by centering voices of consumers and community in statewide policy-change conversations.
2020Native American ConnectionsArizona121,155.00Supports Native American Connections to center the experiences of Native American’s in oral health and policy advocacy related to workforce and the expansion of Medicaid adult dental benefits.
2020Native American ConnectionsArizona123,050.00Support Native American Connections in their approach to center the voices of indigenous communities in Arizona policy approaches to create a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Medicaid, address social risk factors such as inequitable, housing and homelessness, and the development of a Health Education Center for Native Americans.
2020National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland17,000.00Supports the National Dental Association to promote oral health equity among people of color by harnessing the collective power of its members, advocating for the needs of and mentoring dental students of color, and raising the profile of the profession in our communities.
2020Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri122,500.00Supports the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health to convene and coordinate statewide oral health policy advocacy focused on protecting the state’s adult dental benefit, expanding access to care, and reducing disparities in health outcomes.
2020Michigan Oral Health CoalitionMichigan150,000.00Allows the Michigan Oral Health Coalition to support diverse state and community partners advocating for a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Medicaid, building a statewide outcomes measurement structure, and updating the state oral health plan.
2020Medicaid|Medicare|CHIP Services Dental AssociationMassachusetts8,500.00Supports MSDA’s annual event, the Oral Health Symposium, taking place virtually in early December 2020.
2020Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.Massachusetts95,000.00Supports the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to advance medical-dental integration in the state through convenings, trainings, and piloting an alternative payment model for oral health value-based care.
2020Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland148,800.00Supports the Maryland Dental Action Coalition (MDAC) to continue its work to expand adult dental benefits in the state’s Medicaid program.
2020Maine Primary Care AssociationMaine95,000.00Supports the Maine Primary Care Association to advance person-centered value-based care in Maine by integrating oral health into primary care and expanding the adult dental benefit in Medicaid.
2020Maine Equal Justice PartnersMaine125,000.00Supports Maine Equal Justice Partners to lead and support community-based advocacy efforts to implement an adult dental benefit in Medicaid.
2020Maine Equal Justice PartnersMaine125,000.00Support Maine Equal Justice Partners in their approach to create an adult dental benefit in Maine’s Medicaid program, and to build grassroots public support for increased access to dental care for all Maine residents.
2020LevelUp Kids, Inc.Missouri7,500.00Supports the replacement of a Nomad portable x-ray machine to better serve the patients of LevelUp Kids.
2020LCHD FoundationTexas30,277.00Support Lynn County Hospital District Foundation to update old and broken dental equipment to better serve residents of Lynn County.
2020Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky105,540.00Supports Kentucky Youth Advocates to provide leadership and backbone support to the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition, a diverse network of community and statewide partners working to expand adult dental benefits in Medicaid and integrate oral health into overall health through advocacy, education, and capacity building.
2020Intend Health StrategiesMassachusetts5,000.00Support Primary Care Progress’ annual Leadership Summit, to be held virtually August 15-16, 2020, bringing together faculty and student leaders to promote interprofessional practice and person-centered care.
2020Illinois Primary Health Care AssociationIllinois95,000.00Supports the Illinois Primary Health Care Association to promote medical-dental integration in Illinois with a focus on diabetes, social determinants of health, and community health workers.
2020Hawaii Public Health InstituteHawaii110,000.00Supports the Hawaii Public Health Institute to strategically guide statewide efforts in support of re-establishing a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Hawaii’s Medicaid program.
2020Hawaii Children’s Action NetworkHawaii99,441.00Supports the Hawaii Children’s Action Network to capitalize on building grassroots and political will to advance policy in support of re-establishing a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Hawaii’s Medicaid program.
2020Florida Voices for HealthFlorida110,000.00Supports the Florida Voices for Health to build a case and campaign to pass a comprehensive adult dental benefit in the Florida Medicaid program while also supporting an expanded oral health workforce in the state.
2020Florida Dental Association Foundation, Inc.Florida10,000.00Supports the Florida Dental Association Foundation and their programmatic expenses during 2020.
2020Everyone For VeteransWashington10,000.00Supports the dental program at Everyone for Veterans that provides free comprehensive dental services to low income combat veterans who cannot afford proper dental care and are not covered by the VA.
2020East Carolina UniversityNorth Carolina52,079.00Supports re-analysis of the relationship between maternal fluoride exposure and IQ in Canadian children.
2020Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)Connecticut75,000.00Supports the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to position oral health as a key topic in health systems transformation planning in Connecticut.
2020Community ServingsMassachusetts75,000.00Provides continued support to Community Servings to advance consensus-defined objectives and activities of the Food is Medicine State Plan
2020Community of HopeDistrict of Columbia3,195.00Supports the purchase of an x-ray machine to replace damaged equipment to better address the immediate and urgent needs of the patients of Community of Hope, a medical and dental clinic in Washington, DC.
2020Coalition of Texans with DisabilitiesTexas83,798.00Supports the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities to advance Medicaid policy to expand access to public adult dental benefits in Texas.
2020Children’s Action AllianceArizona175,000.00Supports Children’s Action Alliance to advance oral health policy and network adequacy in Arizona through policy advocacy, oversight of the Arizona Oral Health Coalition, and broad community engagement.
2020Children NowCalifornia100,000.00Supports Children Now to advance models of person-centered care through engaging in policy advocacy to support the expanded role of registered dental hygienists in alternative practice and the implementation of telehealth services are placed at primary care sites in California.
2020Center for Health ProgressColorado15,000.00Supports Center for Health Progress’ documentary short called “The Essentials” and virtual premiere event.
2020Cambridge Health AllianceMassachusetts10,000.00Cambridge Health Alliance, along with community partners and local dentists, will increase access to dental care for underserved Somerville teens.
2020Cambridge Health AllianceMassachusetts10,000.00Supports Cambridge Health Alliance with their focus on delivery and access to oral health care for teens in Somerville, MA.
2020CAMBRA CoalitionCalifornia4,500.00Support the CAMBRA Coalition and their virtual conference to support the incorporation of caries management by risk assessment into curriculum and practice of dental education, industry, organized dentistry and private practice.
2020California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkCalifornia150,000.00Support the California Pan Ethnic Health Network in their work as the backbone organization for California OPEN, to advance policies related to health equity and oral health, and to center the voice of historically marginalized communities.
2020Boston Public Health CommissionMassachusetts850.00Support a Ryan White Dental Program exhibit at Yankee Dental, providing information and education about treating patients with HIV to all members of a dental team.
2020Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI)California100,000.00Supports Asian Resources to strengthen the capacity of the Oral Health Alliance of community-based organizations to center the voice of the AANHPI communities in oral health policy and program change in Medi-Cal.
2020Asian Pacific Community in ActionArizona75,000.00Supports Asian Pacific Community in Action to build an intersectional framework that examines and operationalizes both reproductive justice and oral health
2020Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical AssociationArkansas75,000.00This investment supports the Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical Association to develop a community-driven oral health plan that addresses disparities across minority and rural populations, connects communities with local and statewide resources, and builds an advocacy agenda that promotes long-term systems change.
2020Arizona Alliance for Community Health CentersArizona95,000.00Supports the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers (AACHC) in building a framework whereby states can measure oral health quality and integration at the state level in order to demonstrate the value of oral health in reducing health care costs and improving outcomes.
2020Appalachia Funders Network c/o MACEDKentucky5,000.00Supports the Health Group of the network, as well as the 11th Annual Appalachia Funders Network Gathering.
2020Appalachia Funders Network c/o MACEDKentucky10,000.00Support the Appalachia Oral Health Summit, happening virtually the second quarter of 2021.
2020American Dental Hygienists’ AssociationIllinois20,000.00Supports the ADHA’s annual Leadership Summit, through the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion leadership track.
2020American Academy of CariologyCalifornia30,000.00Supports the Academy’s fourth annual convening of dental educators, practitioners, researchers, and other health care providers in Washington, DC on March 17, 2020.
2020AltaMed Health ServicesCalifornia100,000.00Supports AltaMed to deepen the engagement of Southeast Los Angeles residents in community-driven oral health policy work in line with the CA-OPEN Policy Priorities.
2020Aloha Medical MissionHawaii5,000.00Support Aloha Medical Mission as they continue to serve patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020Alaska Primary Care AssociationAlaska95,000.00Supports the Alaska Primary Care Association (APCA) to build support for maintaining their adult dental benefit, establish a quality benchmark and scale collaborative and integrated care around a diabetes measure, and implement a data-driven referral tracking system.
2020ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater PittsburghPennsylvania130,000.00Supports ACHIEVA/The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh to lead, in partnership with other Pennsylvania organizations, statewide advocacy efforts to reinstate comprehensive adult dental benefits in Medicaid.
2019West Tennessee Healthcare FoundationTennessee5,000.00The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation will provide care for the immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in Jackson, TN, March 22-23, 2019.
2019Vision y CompromisoCalifornia7,500.00Support Vision y Compromiso in hosting their 17th Annual Conference for Promotoras and CHWs: Hacia Una Vida Digna y Sana (Healthy and Dignified Living for All), which brings together 1,000 promotoras and community health workers throughout the U.S.
2019Virginia Dental Association FoundationVirginia10,000.00The Virginia Mission of Mercy events will provide oral health care for the immediate needs of underserved and underinsured people in Virginia.
2019Texas Health InstituteTexas20,000.00Supports Dr. Mike Monopoli's 2019 Texas Health Institute board dues.
2019Texas Dental Association Smiles FoundationTexas10,000.00Supports four Mission of Mercy events in Texas in 2019.
2019Student Action with FarmworkersNorth Carolina5,000.00Support Student Action with Farmworkers to reach approximately 5,000 farmworkers in the Carolinas, coordinate in-depth leadership programs for 40-50 young people, and educate thousands more students, people of faith, and community members about current farmworker concerns and campaigns through documentary and outreach.
2019St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care Inc.Wisconsin5,000.00Supports the purchase of a new pediatric sensor for the Nomad handheld x-ray, allowing dentists to better treat young patients with cognitive or physical disabilities.
2019South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.Texas6,311.00Supports the purchase of a replacement dental chair for the South Plains Dental Clinic in Lamesa.
2019Shenandoah Community Health FoundationWest Virginia15,000.00The Shenandoah Community Health Foundation will be able to increase access to dental care for underserved patients in West Virginia.
2019Seattle/King County ClinicWashington10,000.00Supports planning and preparation for the 2020 Seattle/King County Mission of Mercy to be held February 13-16, providing much-needed emergency dental care to more than 1,500 people while raising awareness of the oral health needs of underserved populations in Washington.
2019Philanthropy MassachusettsMassachusetts2,500.00Strengthen the future of philanthropy in Massachusetts and to seed a strategy over the next five years by providing a one-time grant as part of our Future of Philanthropy Campaign. A one-time gift will signal your dedication to the future of philanthropy across the state.
2019Philadelphia FIGHTPennsylvania5,000.00Support the purchase of a new panoramic machine to replace a nonoperational one.
2019North Carolina Dental Society FoundationNorth Carolina7,500.00Supports two Missions of Mercy held in Craven County, August 22-24, and Mecklenberg County, October 17-19, which will provide much-needed emergency dental care to more than 2,200 people, connecting them to dental homes and additional services as needed.
2019New Mexico Dental Association FoundationNew Mexico10,000.00The New Mexico Dental Association Foundation will provide care for the immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in Las Cruces, NM, May 3-4, 2019.
2019New England Rural Health RoundtableNew Hampshire1,500.00Support the 2019 New England Rural Health Conference: Think Big - Act Rural on November 6 and 7, bringing together community-based groups, rural clinicians, health systems, researchers and community development leaders to discuss healthcare policy and community initiatives, improving the affordability and value of healthcare, and building healthy communities.
2019National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland30,000.00Supports the NDA to promote oral health equity among people of color by harnessing the collective power of its members, advocating for the needs of and mentoring dental students of color, and raising the profile of the profession in communities.
2019Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri5,000.00Supports the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health’s annual convening of oral health advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders to promote sound oral health public policy and public awareness of the importance of oral health.
2019Mississippi Dental Association FoundationMississippi5,000.00Supports the Mississippi Mission of Mercy which will be held on June 28-29 in Greenwood.
2019Memphis Dental Society Charitable FundTennessee5,000.00Through the Mid-South Mission of Mercy, the Memphis Dental Society Charitable Fund will provide care for the immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in Tennessee.
2019Light of the World CharitiesFlorida5,790.00Supports the purchase of a Midmark M11 Ultra Clave Automatic Sterilizer to address the immediate and urgent needs of the patients of Little Lights Dentistry in Martin County, FL.
2019Intend Health StrategiesMassachusetts7,500.00Supports the annual Gregg Stracks Leadership Summit, to be held August 16-18, 2019, bringing together faculty and student leaders to promote interprofessional practice and person-centered care.
2019HealthLink Dental ClinicPennsylvania2,491.00Support the purchase of a new Cavitron to replace a nonoperational machine.
2019Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts306,113.00Supports the development, piloting, and dissemination of a new payment model for medical-dental integration located at the Harvard Dental Center, including dental office practice systems for medical coding, billing, and claims management for reimbursement.
2019Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts91,136.00Support the Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology fellowship at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
2019Forsyth InstituteMassachusetts10,000.00Supports the Forsyth Institute’s ForsythKids program, which provides mobile dental services to children in the Boston area who do not have access to care.
2019Forsyth InstituteMassachusetts150,000.00Support to the Forsyth Institute in the form of a planning grant to develop a proposal outlining salivary biomarkers to address caries, periodontal disease, or both
2019Florida Dental Association Foundation, Inc.Florida10,000.00The Florida Dental Association Foundation will provide care for the immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in central Florida, March 22-23, 2019.
2019Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc.California4,168.00Supports the purchase of a new M11 UltraClave Automatic Sterilizer for the Logan Heights Dental Clinic to replace an older, failing piece of equipment and reduce the delays, cancellations, and costs associated with repair.
2019Community ServingsMassachusetts30,000.00Supports Community Servings and its partners to disseminate and begin implementation of a Massachusetts Food Is Medicine State Plan and policy recommendations, developed during the first grant year, with the goal of integrating medically tailored food and nutrition services into patient-centered healthcare payment and delivery systems across the commonwealth.
2019Colorado Mission of MercyColorado10,000.00Supports the 2019 COMOM, held in Glenwood Springs, October 4 and 5, which will provide much-needed emergency dental care to more than 1,300 people, connecting them to dental homes and additional services as needed.
2019Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation, Inc.Arizona10,000.00Supports the Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation’s 2019 Arizona Dental Mission of Mercy program, a free clinic held each December where more than 1,750 underserved patients in the Phoenix area will receive dental care.
2019Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation, Inc.Arizona10,000.00The 2019 Arizona Dental Mission of Mercy (AZMOM) provides free urgent and restorative care and referrals for low-income individuals in greater Phoenix.
2019American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas12,000.00Supports ANOHC’s annual meeting on April 14, 2019, held in conjunction with the National Oral Health Conference.
2019American Academy of CariologyCalifornia30,000.00Supports the Academy’s third annual convening of dental educators, practitioners, researchers, and other health care providers in Chicago, IL on March 15, 2019.
2018Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation, Inc.Wisconsin10,000.00Support the 2018 Wisconsin Mission of Mercy.
2018Virginia Dental Association FoundationVirginia10,000.00The Virginia Mission of Mercy is an event which will provide care for immediate oral health needs of the under-served and under-insured people in Virginia.
2018UCLA Division of Public Health & Community DentistryCalifornia7,000.00Supports the October 5-6 convening of five UCLA Schools to develop policy recommendations for oral health issues through a lens of health equity and social justice.
2018Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts500.00The Office of Global and Population Health will recognize a deserving fourth-year student for outstanding work on his/her Community Outreach and Engagement Project.
2018Texas Dental Association Smiles FoundationTexas7,500.00The Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) will provide care for the immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in El Paso and Corpus Christi.
2018Texas Dental Association Smiles FoundationTexas2,500.00This Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) will provide care for the urgent dental needs of veterans in Texas.
2018St Francis Mission Dental ClinicSouth Dakota10,000.00This Remote Area Medical (RAM) event will provide care for immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured Tribal communities in South Dakota.
2018Seattle/King County ClinicWashington10,000.00The four-day Seattle/King County Clinic Mission of Mercy provides free care for the immediate and urgent dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in the Seattle, WA, area.
2018Oral Health FloridaFlorida5,000.00Supports a convening of more than 200 dentistry, academia, medicine, business, philanthropy, and other stakeholders dedicated to improving oral health in Florida on July 24, 2018.
2018Oklahoma Dental FoundationOklahoma10,000.00Fund the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy in Durant, Oklahoma on February 2 & 3 2018
2018New England Rural Health RoundtableNew Hampshire1,500.00Support the 2018 New England Rural Health Conference. This is the largest rural health conference in the region, which brings various organizations together who are committed to improving the health and well-being of rural communities in New England.
2018National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland30,000.00Support Dr. Mike Monopoli's Board of Director Dues
2018National Association of Medicaid DirectorsDistrict of Columbia7,500.00Supports the National Association of Medicaid Directors fall meeting, held November 12-14, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
2018MSDA Charitable and Educational FoundationMaryland10,000.00The MSDA Charitable and Educational Foundation will support five Mission of Mercy events throughout the state, providing care for immediate dental needs of underserved and under-insured people of Maryland.
2018Missouri Dental Association FoundationMissouri 10,000.00The Missouri Mission of Mercy (MOMOM) Free Dental Clinic provides care for the immediate and urgent dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.
2018Michigan Dental Association FoundationMichigan10,000.00Support the Michigan Dental Association's 2018 Mission of Mercy.
2018Memphis Dental Society Charitable FundTennessee10,000.00The Mid-South Mission of Mercy is a two-day event which will provide care for immediate dental needs of the under-served and under-insured people of Tennessee.
2018Massachusetts Public Health AllianceMassachusetts1,250.00Supports MPHA’s largest fundraiser of the year which was held on June 1, 2018.
2018Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange CountyCalifornia1,000.00Support a sponsorship for the 2018 Smiles Golf Tournament.
2018Health Law AdvocatesMassachusetts1,000.00Supports Health Law Advocates’ effort to provide legal advocacy to immigrant and other underserved communities.
2018Harvard School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts80,035.00Support the Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology fellowship at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
2018Georgia Dental Association Foundation for Oral Health, Inc.Georgia5,000.00The Georgia Mission of Mercy provides free care for the immediate and urgent dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in eastern Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and beyond.
2018Forsyth InstituteMassachusetts2,500.00Support the Fifth Annual Taste & Toast Celebration. The event will take place on Thursday, May 31, 2018.
2018Florida Dental Association Foundation, Inc.Florida10,000.00Support the Florida Mission of Mercy 2018 in Fort Myers, Florida.
2018Colorado Mission of MercyColorado10,000.00The Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM) provides free care for the immediate and urgent dental needs of underserved and under-insured people in northern Colorado.
2018Center for Health Policy Development dba National Academy for State Health PolicyMaine9,016.00Support Cross Currents: Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care, an oral health session at NASHP’s 31st Annual State Health Policy Conference, and an accompanying blog post.
2018Campbell UniversityNorth Carolina3,000.00Support the Campbell University Department of Public Health's Rural Oral Health Summit February 10th, 2018.
2018Boston Public Health CommissionMassachusetts850.00Boston Public Health Commission's HIV Dental Program's educational exhibit at the 2018 Yankee Dental Conference to engage health professionals on relevant resources and information on HIV oral health, infection control and infectious disease
2018Boston Public Health CommissionMassachusetts850.00Supports the Boston Public Health Commission’s Ryan White Dental Program exhibition and educational materials on HIV oral health and other infectious diseases, infection control, and the HIV epidemic overall.
2018Berks County Community FoundationPennsylvania10,000.00The Pennsylvania Mission of Mercy is an event which will provide care for immediate oral health needs of the under-served and under-insured in the state. It will also be used as an advocacy tool in order to raise awareness on the oral health needs in Pennsylvania.
2018Arizona State UniversityArizona20,000.00Supports the National Safety Net Advancement Center’s March 28, 2018, convening which brought together providers, payers, membership and advocacy organizations, and academic institutions to discuss health care transformation.
2018Appalachia Funders Network c/o MACEDKentucky12,960.00Supports the Oral Health sub-committee of the Appalachia Funders Network’s Health Working Group to host a convening to promote oral health in Central Appalachia.
2018American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas5,000.00Support the Annual American Network of Oral Health Coalitions meeting on Sunday April 15, 2018. This annual meeting is a networking opportunity which offers the chance for state oral health coalition leaders to spend time with each other learning and sharing oral health education and advocacy strategies.
2018American Dental AssociationIllinois25,000.00Supports the American Dental Association’s effort to integrate Community Dental Health Coordinators, a new member of the dental care team, into effective case management.
2018American Academy of CariologyCalifornia35,000.00Support the American Academy of Cariology's (AAC) continued planning the second annual conference which will take place on Friday August 17, 2018.
2017West Virginia Health Right, Inc.West Virginia20,263.81A new Cavitron Prophylaxis system and a Cavitron Plus Package to increase access and reduce patient wait times at West Virginia Health Right's Dental Clinic
2017Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts500.00Fund the DentaQuest Foundation Award requested by Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). This $500 award is given annually to a deserving fourth-year GSDM student in recognition of outstanding work on their Community Outreach Project completed during the student's ten-week Externship.
2017The Floating HospitalNew York12,435.00Funding to replace a broken set of Gendex GXS 700 dental x-ray sensors for both adult and child patients
2017Texas Health InstituteTexas40,000.00Support Dr. Mike Monopoli's Texas Health Institute Board of Director's 2017-18 Dues
2017Texas Health InstituteTexas24,552.00As part of this project, Texas Health Institute will build a state-wide report that will provide a portrait of oral health landscape in Texas.
2017South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.Texas14,039.00As part of this project, the South Plains Rural Health Services will purchase a new dental chair for its dental clinic that serves low-income population in Lamesa, Texas and the surrounding rural communities
2017South Carolina Dental AssociationSouth Carolina10,000.00South Carolina Dental Association (SCDA) will host their Dental Access Days (DAD) event in Columbia, SC on August 17-18, 2017.
2017Oregon Oral Health Coalition (OrOHC)Oregon10,000.00Sponsorship for the Oregon Oral Health Coalition 12th Annual Fall Conference.
2017New England Rural Health RoundtableNew Hampshire1,500.00Support the 2017 New England Rural Health Conference.
2017National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland50,000.00Engagement in National Dental Association's Corporate Roundtable, an advisory committee to strengthen the organization’s growth and development
2017National Association of Medicaid DirectorsDistrict of Columbia1,000.00National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) to provide travel awards to state Medicaid Directors to attend the annual NAMD membership meeting November 6-8, 2017
2017MSDA Charitable and Educational FoundationMaryland10,000.00The Baltimore Mission of Mercy event will take place in Baltimore, MD October 12-13, 2017 as a call-to-action among state policy makers to address the prevalence of oral disease facing Maryland residents.
2017Missouri Dental Association FoundationMissouri10,000.00Missouri Mission of Mercy (MoM) event taking place in Joplin, MO June 9-10, 2017 as a call-to-action among state policy makers to address the prevalence of oral disease facing Missouri residents
2017Missouri Coalition for Oral HealthMissouri5,000.002017 Oral Health Policy Conference to educate and mobilize health and social justice advocates to protect and defend recent oral health gains in the State of Missouri
2017Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange CountyCalifornia10,000.00The Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County annual Smiles Golf Tournament
2017Healthy Connections, Inc.Arkansas7,977.62As part of this project, Healthy Connections, Inc. will purchase a new, digital pediatric sensor to better serve the patient population in a comfortable manner, resulting in a positive dental experience for all patients.
2017HealthLink Dental ClinicPennsylvania6,600.00Replace UltraClave Automatic Sterilizer to ensure quality and timely access to care for low-income adults in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania
2017Health Care For AllMassachusetts5,000.00Annual event, For The People: Protect Our Care. This event will aim to raise support and awareness of the mission to create a health care system that provides comprehensive, affordable, accessible, and culturally competent care to everyone, especially the most vulnerable in Massachusetts
2017Children’s Volunteer Health NetworkFlorida21,898.00Improved effectiveness, efficiency and patient experience at the Childrens Volunteer Health Network Clinic through the purchase of a dental chair and delivery unit that is suited for both a left handed and right handed dentist
2017Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation, Inc.Arizona10,000.00To support the Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation's Arizona Mission of Mercy (MOM)
2017California Dental Association FoundationCalifornia10,000.00California Dental Association Foundation’s CDA Cares event taking place on October 6-7, 2017, in Bakersfield, California
2017Brandeis UniversityMassachusetts10,000.00As part of this project, Brandeis University will design 2017/18 programming around the integration of oral health into all aspects of health dialogue and public policy, as
2017Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition, Inc.Massachusetts5,000.00Tto expand the Massachusetts Oral Health Network.
2017Association of State and Territorial Dental DirectorsNevada25,000.00To support the Minnesota Oral Health Project and ensure that Primary Care Medical Provider clinics in twenty counties across the state will be providing carries prevention services, and that community members in these areas are involved in and aware of knowledgeable sharing about the caries crisis among high risk children
2017American Network of Oral Health CoalitionsKansas5,000.00Sponsorship of the 2017 Annual Gathering of the American Network of Oral Health Coalitions (ANOHC) to discuss and align state coalitions as key players in state and regional organizing to develop and promote plans to address the Oral Health 2020 goals
2017American Dental Education AssociationDistrict of Columbia35,000.00University of Maryland, School of Dentistry to design competencies that will ensure that dental students can properly demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and values associated with a given Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standard
2017American Association of Public Health DentistryIllinois5,000.00Support the 2017 AAPHD Plenary at the National Oral Health Conference,
2017American Academy of CariologyCalifornia35,000.00The American Academy of Cariology is a newly-founded interprofessional organization that advocates, communicates and supports development and integration of cariology to promote oral health. It focuses on research, professional and community education, and science-based caries management for individuals and communities. This grant will support the inaugural annual event as well as the organization's publications, communications, education, and the executive director.
2017Alabama Chapter American Academy of PediatricsAlabama25,000.00Develop a state level physician-dentist collaborative effort utilizing the American Academy of Pediatrics “Brush, Book, Bed” (BBB) Program in Alabama.
2016Trustees of Tufts College: Tufts University School of Dental MedicineMassachusetts19,915.00Develop a behavioral and communication theory-based social marketing campaign to integrate dental hygienists in the delivery of messages aimed at preventing the initiation of methamphetamine use among Idaho adolescents, with the ultimate goal of reducing morbidity and mortality related to methamphetamine use
2016Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts500.00Support the Global and Population Health Department at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine's annual DentaQuest Foundation Student Award, given at the Senior Award Brunch in May 2017
2016Tri City Health PartnershipIllinois7,848.00Purchase of a new dental chair, overhead dental light, and post to replace existing equipment that is no longer in service within the clinic's dental program
2016Tides Foundation (Campaign for Grade-Level Reading)California25,000.00Campaign for Grade Level Reading's Health Determinants of Early School Success convening, taking place November 17th in Washington D.C., as a significant learning opportunity for early childhood funders and advocates, along with program partners and sector and field-leading organizations and individuals
2016The Theater Offensive Inc.Massachusetts1,000.00Sponsorship for The Theater Offensive's 2016 Beyond the Stage benefit for youth arts programming
2016The Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts25,000.00Support to the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) for the annual Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum: Moving towards Access and Accountability to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on September 29 and 30th, 2016
2016Society of Teachers of Family MedicineKansas144,700.00To maintain and update the Smiles for Life Curriculum in order to align with current clinical protocol and relevance for nationwide use
2016School-Based Health AllianceDistrict of Columbia10,000.00Support the 2016 National School-Based Health Care Convention, which will be held June 26-29, 2016 in Arlington, VA .
2016Santa Fe GroupFlorida30,000.00Santa Fe Group Fellows Program by investing in a Medicare Fellow that will be focused on (1) the preparation of a “white paper” that will serve as a major briefing and background document to inform the (2) national convening to be hosted by the SFG on September 29 and 30, 2016, in Washington, DC
2016Sacramento Native American Health CenterCalifornia26,230.00Replace worn handset equipment and ensure quality dental care is provided to health center patients
2016Physician Assistant Education Association (fiscal agent)Virginia100,800.00Continue to develop and implement the Physician Assistant Leadership Initiative in Oral Health, a national effort that works to expand the role of physician assistants in oral health improvement
2016Oregon Oral Health Coalition (OrOHC)Oregon10,000.0011th Annual Fall Conference of the Oregon Oral Health Coalition
2016Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas6,700.00Sponsorship of the 2016 Annual Gathering of the American Network of Oral Health Coalitions (ANOHC) to discuss and align state coalitions as key players in state and regional organizing to develop and promote plans to address the Oral Health 2020 goals
2016Ohio Hills Health ServicesOhio35,000.00Support the replacement of unreliable x-ray equipment to a more reliable, state of the art and safer model for OHHS patients
2016NYU College of NursingNew York335,040.00Continue to lead the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) Initiative aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating the impact of a replicable interprofessional model for integrating interprofessional oral health competencies in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs
2016National Medical FellowshipsNew York25,000.00To increase awareness about the importance of integrating oral health in primary care among the 2017 cohort of NMF Primary Care Leadership Program (PCLP) Scholars
2016National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource CenterDistrict of Columbia11,271.00Support a reception to be held at the Healthy Futures: Engaging the Oral Health Community in Childhood Obesity Prevention National Conference on November 3–4, 2016, in Washington, DC
2016National Dental Association, Inc.Maryland5,000.00National Dental Association's Inauguration and Installation Gala for the 93rd President and 2017 National Officers
2016National Collaborative for Health Equity (c/o New Venture Fund)District of Columbia25,000.00General operating funding for the Health Equity Leadership Exchange Network (HELEN), an initiative of the National Collaborative for Health Equity. HELEN is a national network designed to bolster leadership and the exchange of ideas and information among communities of color and other vulnerable populations relative to the advancement of health equity in laws, policies, and programs
2016Minnesota Dental FoundationMinnesota10,000.005th Minnesota Mission of Mercy (MoM) event taking place in Moorhead, MN July 22-23, 2016 as a call-to-action among state policy makers to address the prevalence of oral disease facing Minnesota residents
2016Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.Massachusetts3,000.00Sponsorship of Massachusetts League of Community Health Center’s Annual Gala to recognize the work and mission of community health centers by honoring professionals in the field who render outstanding service to patients and communities
2016La Comunidad HispanaPennsylvania20,000.00Purchase of two chairs (Ultratrim LR chairs w/ Silhouette, Asepsis21 LR Unit, and L/R Concpt Dntl Light – Ultra), to cost approximately $10,000 apiece
2016Indiana Dental Association Foundation for Dental HealthIndiana10,000.00Indiana Mission of Mercy (MoM) event taking place May 12-13, 2017 as a call-to-action among state policy makers to address the prevalence of oral disease facing Indiana residents
2016Health Law AdvocatesMassachusetts10,000.00Oral Health Advocacy for Low-Income Massachusetts Consumers project
2016Harvard Medical School, Office of Diversity and Community PartnershipMassachusetts25,000.00Oral Health Equity: Understanding the Past and Building the Future Project conducted by the Harvard Medical School, Office of Diversity and Community Partnerships
2016Families First of the Greater SeacoastNew Hampshire10,000.00Families First Health & Support Center to purchase an additional Dexis digital x-ray sensor that would be dedicated to their dental care center.
2016Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc.Massachusetts10,000.00The purchase one autoclave for EMK’s dental clinic in Clinton, at a cost of $5,000, and one autoclave for the Worcester clinic, at a cost of $5,000
2016Dientes Community Dental CareCalifornia24,000.00Dientes Community Dental Care's patient needs by improving effectiveness, efficiency and capacity through the purchase of three (3) x-ray sensors (two (2) adult-sized and one (1) pediatric-sized)
2016Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach, Inc.Connecticut10,000.00Leasing costs of equipment from the America's Dentists Care Foundation for the CT Mission of Mercy event
2016College For Every StudentNew York35,000.00Project proposed by College For Every Student (CFES) to partner with DentaQuest Foundation to promote both improved oral health and dental career pathways for 750 students in ten CFES schools in the Adirondack region of northeastern New York State
2016Cambridge Health Alliance FoundationMassachusetts1,500.002016 Art of Healing event honoring John Rosenthal, a leader in gun violence prevention policies, advocate for the homeless and leader in the fight against opioid addiction
2016California Dental Association FoundationCalifornia10,000.00CDA Cares event taking place on April 16-17, 2016 in Ventura, California. This event serves as a call-to-action effort raise awareness of the broken oral health system that has resulted in countless California residents being unable to access high quality, consistent, and affordable oral healthcare
2016Boston Public Health CommissionMassachusetts850.00Boston Public Health Commission's HIV Dental Program's educational exhibit at the 2017 Yankee Dental Conference to engage health professionals on relevant resources and information on HIV oral health, infection control and infectious disease
2016American Dental AssociationIllinois20,000.00The introduction and enhancement of additional Community Dental Health Coordinator’s (CHDC) into local communities with enhance professional development through greater knowledge of oral health case management, care coordination, patient navigation and cultural competency, thus leading to greater health equity
2016Alaska Dental SocietyAlaska10,000.00The 2016 Alaska Mission of Mercy (MoM) event taking place April 28-29 in Anchorage, Alaska
2015Illinois Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsIllinois150,800.00
2015Washington State Smile PartnersWashington4,000.00Purchase of a high-end versatile portable compressor that can serve Washington State Smile Partners Smile Coach and the other portable hygiene teams within their brick-and-mortar school-based programs
2015University of HawaiiHawaii150,347.00
2015Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts500.00Support the Global and Population Health Department at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine's annual DentaQuest Foundation Student Award, given at the Senior Award Brunch in May 2016
2015The Theater Offensive Inc.Massachusetts500.00Sponsorship and program support for The Theater Offensive's annual Beyond the Stage benefit for youth arts programming
2015The Partnership, IncMassachusetts2,500.0028th Annual Meeting and 2015 Class Culmination, featuring “A Conversation with Mayor Martin J. Walsh and WCVB-TV Reporter Jorge Quiroga”
2015Philadelphia FIGHTPennsylvania15,000.00Community Response Fund
2015New Hampshire Public Health AssociationNew Hampshire150,800.00
2015NC Foundation for Health Leadership and InnovationNorth Carolina150,800.00
2015Massachusetts Dental Society FoundationMassachusetts2,500.00Help the Foundation fulfill its mission of increasing access to dental care for the undeserved individuals and families across Massachusetts
2015Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky150,800.00
2015Delaware Department of Health and Social ServicesDelaware150,800.00
2015American Association of Public Health DentistryIllinois25,000.00American Association of Public Health Dentistry's leadership and promotion of the specialty of public health dentistry, and in recognition of Dr. Mike Monopoli’s recent tenure as president of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for the 2013-14 administrative year. This grant is to provide general operating support
2014Foundation for ChildrenConnecticut231,971.00
2014Vista Community ClinicCalifornia175,000.00
2014University of HawaiiHawaii149,646.00
2014UNITED SIKHSNew York124,993.00
2014Trustees of Boston University, Office of Sponsored ProgramsMassachusetts15,000.00
2014Student Health Support SVCs dba Los Angeles Trust for Children’s HealthCalifornia200,000.00
2014Oral Health Kansas, Inc.Kansas150,000.00
2014New Hampshire Public Health AssociationNew Hampshire150,000.00
2014NC Foundation for Health Leadership and InnovationNorth Carolina150,000.00
2014Maryland Dental Action Coalition, Inc.Maryland23,961.00
2014Kentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky150,000.00
2014Illinois Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsIllinois150,000.00
2014Delaware Department of Health and Social ServicesDelaware150,000.00