The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation has awarded $37,700 in grants to 18 programs that bring oral healthcare to low-income Wisconsin residents and provide other dentistry-related services.
Among the recipients is the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW), which will receive $3,000 to help defray patient laboratory costs. The ARCW serves HIV/AIDS patients regardless of their ability to pay.
Brown County Oral Health Partnership will use its $1,500 grant to purchase dental equipment, instruments, supplies, and restorative materials. The organization provides school-based care for low-income children and daytime care for adults with developmental disabilities.
Door County Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic serves as a dental home for many low-income area residents. A $1,000 foundation grant will help purchase new equipment.
The other beneficiaries include:
- Good Neighbor Clinic of Sauk Prairie
- HealthNet of Janesville
- Healthy Smiles for Portage County Seal-A-Smile
- Healthy Smiles for Wood County
- Jefferson County Community Dental Clinic
- Junior League of Eau Claire
- Rawhide Boys Ranch
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic
- Tri-County Community Dental Clinic
- Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic
The 2011 WDA Foundation grant applications are due by August 31, 2010.
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