Description
The Maryland Department of Health is seeking applications for oral health grants to provide support for oral disease and injury prevention, and school dental sealant programs. The grants aim to build and sustain capacity to provide oral disease prevention services, treatment services, and oral health education to underserved populations. Applicants must select from the following areas of need: increased capacity to treat Medicaid beneficiaries, prevention, education, and screening for oral and pharyngeal cancer, prevention and control of dental caries and injury for underserved children, adults, and special care populations, and prevention, treatment, and control of oral disease for underserved populations and pregnant women. The grants will be awarded for a period of 12 months, with a total maximum budget of $296,180.
• The grants will support oral health education, clinical oral health care, and oral cancer prevention.
• The grants will target underserved populations, including low-income and disabled individuals.
• The grants will support the development of partnerships with local public health communities, citizen groups, academia, and private sector entities.
• The grants will require applicants to provide evidence-based activities for decreasing the burden of oral disease.
• The grants will require applicants to implement services using input from the local public health community, citizen groups, academia, and private sector entities.