A school-based dental program in Minnesota is one of five recipients of a grant from the Medica Foundation.
Children's Dental Service was awarded $100,000 to expand its school-based dental services program into the Moorhead and Fargo regions to include a full range of comprehensive, culturally targeted dental services, both preventive and restorative treatment, including emergency and hospital care. The expanded program will serve an additional 1,500 children and pregnant women annually over the course of 3,000 visits, according to Medica.
The foundation awarded a total of $1 million in grants to the organizations in amounts ranging from $100,000 to $300,000, according to Medica. The grants are designed to provide funding to the recipients over a three-year period.
The following are the other grant recipients:
- City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation
- East Metro Medical Foundation
- Mental Health Resource
- St. David's Center
