CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--The National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's Toothfairy has beeny awarded grants totaling $102,859 to 10 not-for-profit community, university, and hospital-based dental programs nationwide.
Facilities are members of NCOHF's national affiliate network, dedicated to delivering comprehensive oral health treatment and preventive educational programs to millions of underserved children and their families.
Fern Ingber, NCOHF president and CEO, expressed gratitude to NCOHF donors.
"NCOHF is fortunate to have generous individual and corporate partners who share our commitment to eliminate pediatric dental disease, the No. 1 chronic childhood illness in America," she said.
"Funding from our dedicated supporters allows NCOHF to continue providing our Affiliates with the resources to give underserved children suffering from pediatric dental disease access to life-changing, smile-saving oral health services."
These major donors include Microdental, Discus Dental, and Heraeus Kulzer.
"We feel very honored to receive this generous support from a great organization, which is truly devoted to the children and their families in underserved communities," said Dr. Brent Lin, associate clinical professor at University of Southern California–San Francisco. UCSF received the Heraeus Toothfairy grant.
"In this time of economic difficulty in our state, NCOHF has stepped up and helped to support outreach activities and programs which may otherwise be eliminated due to the current state budget. Your contribution to the most vulnerable population at this difficult time is especially significant, and we are really proud to be affiliated with NCOHF," Dr. Lin added.
Grant awards
Central Community College--Hastings, Neb.
Dr. Michael Miller and Mary Conditt Toothfairy Run Grant $7,500
First Health Dental Care Centers--Southern Pines, N.C.
Dr. Michael Miller and Mary Conditt Toothfairy Run Grant $4,800
University of Puerto Rico--San Juan, Puerto Rico
Toothfairy Grant $15,000
Dorchester House--Dorchester, Mass.
Toothfairy Grant $15,000
Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County--Garden Grove, Calif.
MicroDental Toothfairy Grant $13,559
Kindersmile Foundation--Montclair, N.J.
Toothfairy Grant $10,000
Valley Community Clinic--North Hollywood, Calif.
Toothfairy Grant $10,000
The Children's Dental Center--Inglewood, California
Discus Dental Toothfairy Grant $5,000
Just Kids Dental Health--Two Harbors, Minn.
Discus Dental Toothfairy Grant $7,000
University of California, San Francisco
Heraeus Toothfairy Grant $15,000
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