The Maryland Dental Action Coalition (MDAC) is the recipient of the DentaQuest Foundation’s Oral Health 2020 grant. MDAC will receive $189,000 in funding over a 1-year period to support the organization’s work to address oral health disparities facing children and women throughout Maryland. MDAC will utilize the funding to focus efforts on the DentaQuest Foundation’s goal of eradicating dental disease in children with 75% of children reaching age 5 caries-free by 2020. Specifically, MDAC will use the funds to pursue efforts to extend Medicaid dental coverage for post-partum women; engage Maryland communities and organizations to ensure that oral health equity remains a top priority for Maryland’s children; expand its collaborative network of partners to focus efforts on the importance of children’s oral health; and communicate with immigrant and refugee populations to ensure access to oral health education and resources for parents and caregivers.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:17:06 +0000
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