UOP Virtual Dental Home project gets $1.2M grant

The Pacific Center for Special Care at the University of the Pacific (UOP) Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry has received $1.2 million in grant funding from the Los Angeles First 5 and San Mateo First 5 commissions to expand the Virtual Dental Home demonstration project.

The grant funding will bring oral healthcare via the Virtual Dental Home demonstration project to children in state Head Start centers and health clinics based in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties, according to the university.

Pacific's partners for these projects will be the Ravenswood Family Health Center in San Mateo and the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles. Pacific Center for Special Care Program Managers Maureen Harrington and Maysa Namakian, with the assistance of other Pacific Center staff and faculty, will be responsible for training and working with the staff of the health centers and Head Start centers.