The Delta Dental Foundation is accepting applications for a $25,000 grant for education or research focused on oral cancer.
The grant is open to not-for-profit organizations in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
"There is an incredible need for more research as well as public awareness and education about this disease because it has a low survival rate but early detection helps increase a patient's chances dramatically," said Nancy Hostetler, senior vice president of the Delta Dental Foundation, in a press release.
The grant honors Thomas P. Moore II, a member of the board of directors for Delta Dental of Ohio and Delta Dental of Michigan who passed away from oral cancer in 2005.
Applications are available at deltadentaloh.com or by calling the Delta Dental Foundation at 517-347-5333. Applications must be received no later than November 14, 2008. The award recipient will be announced in December 2008.
