2000 Grants

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston will use its $37,500 grant to pilot the Refugee Oral Health Program. Oral screenings and referral for restorative and preventive care will be provided at the International Clinic of Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Refugee and Immigrant Health Program.

Community Health Network Area 12 in Haverhill serves the uninsured and the underinsured populations, including the elderly and homeless, residing in the coastal towns of the northeastern part of the state. They will use their $63,000 grant to provide dental screenings, hygiene and restorative services.

Dorchester House Multi-Service Center in Dorchester will be able to expand their Child and Adolescent Oral Health Program with the help of its $75,000 grant. The 20 year-old Mobile Program will target an additional 6,000 young people at 75 different sites whose access to dental care is limited or has been denied.

Hillcrest Educational Centers in Pittsfield offers dental care to special needs and MassHealth patients throughout the western part of the state. Their $55,000 grant will enable the facility to renovate and equip an additional dental operatory enabling the dental clinic to reduce patient waiting time for appointments by 50%.

The Lynn Public School System serves 15,000 students. Their $25,000 grant will be used to hire a dental hygienist who will work closely with school nurses to provide oral health education in the classrooms, conduct oral screenings and coordinate referrals for needed dental care.

Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health in Boston will create a pilot for statewide dental sealant program. The $55,000 grant will target 3,400 low-income and minority children in the communities of Ashfield, Beverly, Boston, Buckland, Cambridge, Charlemont, Chelsea, Colrain, Hanson, Hawley, Heath, New Bedford, Plainfield, Shelburne, Rowe and Whitman. Dental sealants, which are proven to reduce the possibility of tooth decay, will be placed on high-risk children at school-based clinics or dental clinic facilities across the state.

Northeast Hospital Corporation in Beverly will use its $34,000 grant to expand the dental services currently offered through the Beverly and Gloucester public school systems. The "Super Dental Status: Improving Access to Oral Health Services for Children and Youth" program will integrate oral health into the school-based primary care services.

The Duffy Health Center in Hyannis (affiliated with O'Neill Health Center) provides primary medical and dental care to uninsured and MassHealth patients in the mid-Cape area. The $21,000 grant will be used to operate and staff the dental clinic two days a week thus reducing the waiting time for appointments.

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston will use its $17,000 grant to integrate dental care into the Sharewood Clinic in Chinatown, which is sponsored by the Medical School. Volunteer dental students will provide oral health education, screening and preventive services to needy residents. Referrals for needed dental care will be coordinated with the Tufts, Harvard and Boston University Dental Schools.

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