To operate a dental clinic to provide free and reduced-fee dental services to unemployed and uninsured adults, needy children and Medicaid patients who have been unable to acquire such services.
One of the keys to solving the access to care issue is to improve the
productivity of the existing dental workforce model.
This has been the focus of the Foundation's initiative with Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, training students to see
7-8 patients / day instead of the 2 that they're able to treat in the
dental school environment.
Grant goals include increasing capacity to rotate every senior dental
student through this model, and to provide needed same-day crown
services to our
patient population, while exposing dental students to the most
up-to-date technologies in the marketplace. It is hoped that this model
can be utilized across the nation.
Martinsville
for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia
| Persons in family / household | Poverty guideline |
|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 |
| 2 | $21,640 |
| 3 | $27,320 |
| 4 | $33,000 |
| 5 | $38,680 |
| 6 | $44,360 |
| 7 | $50,040 |
| 8 | $55,720 |
For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $5,140 for each additional person.
Many communities have clinics that charge little or nothing for dental care. They are usually run by nonprofits, community health centers, dental schools and local health departments, and they often rely on grants, donations and public funding. Some serve everyone on a sliding fee scale, while others focus on children, seniors or people without insurance. Every clinic sets its own rules, so call ahead and ask what you qualify for.