Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry

 

The purpose of the Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene programs are to improve access to and the delivery of oral health care services for all individuals, particularly low income, underserved, uninsured, minority, health disparity, and rural populations by increasing the supply of a qualified dental workforce and enhancing dental workforce education and training. This is addressed through the implementation of the following programs: 1) Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; 2) Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry; and 3) the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program.

Active 93.059 Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Fiscal Year 2016: 1) Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric or Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: • Grantees trained 3,835 dental and dental hygiene students, 28 percent were either from a disadvantaged background or from underrepresented minorities. • Nearly 24 percent of individuals intended to practice in a primary care setting upon completion of training, while nearly 20 percent intended to practice in a medically underserved area. • During the academic year, grantees partnered with 139 clinical training sites, of which 63 percent were located in medically underserved communities, 55 percent in a primary care setting, and 17 percent in a rural setting. 2) Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: • This program produced 279 newly specialized dentists who completed their dental residencies and entered the health care workforce. Of these new dentists, over 50 percent reported Pediatric Dentistry as their primary discipline, while 46 percent and 4 percent (respectively) reported General Dentistry and Public Health Dentistry as their primary discipline. • Nearly 2,232 health care students and trainees participated in interprofessional team-based care alongside PDD residents. • During the academic year, grantees partnered with 149 clinical training sites, 60 percent were located in a medically underserved community, 50 percent in a primary care setting, and seven percent in a rural setting. 3) Faculty Development Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: • Grantee supported 80 distinct faculty development activities, which trained 946 faculty members. • Faculty who received direct grant support as instructors trained 929 dental students, general density residents, and pediatric dentistry residents. 4) Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program: as this was a new program for FY2016, there is currently no data available. 5) Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program: as this is a new program for FY2017, there are no accomplishments to note.
Fiscal Year 2017 Currently no data available.
Fiscal Year 2018 Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Awardees trained 9,562 dental and dental hygiene students, 27 percent of whom were from a disadvantaged background and 21 percent were from an underrepresented minority. All graduates from the prior year who had received funding reported currently practicing in primary care settings within medically underserved communities. Awardees collaborated with 275 health care delivery sites to provide clinical training to students; 75 percent of sites were located in a medically underserved community, 42 percent in a primary care setting, and 16 percent in a rural setting. Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: This program produced 251 newly specialized dentists who completed their dental residencies and entered the health care workforce. Of these new dentists, 59 percent were in General Dentistry, 37 percent in Pediatric Dentistry, and 4 percent in Public Health Dentistry. Awardees partnered with 137 clinical training sites, 64 percent in a medically underserved community, 58 percent in a primary care setting, and 7 percent in a rural setting. All graduates from the prior year reported currently practicing dentistry, of which 77 percent are currently working in primary care settings and 23 percent are currently working in underserved communities and/or rural areas. Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program This program supported 31 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 23 percent of whom were from rural residential backgrounds. Faculty taught 41 courses on oral health and related topics to 2,513 dental students and advanced trainees as part of their loan repayment obligation. Primary Care Clinician Educator Career Development Awards: No data available.
Fiscal Year 2020 Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: In Academic Year (AY) 2018-19, awardees trained 10,356 dental and dental hygiene students. Thirty two percent of these trainees were from a disadvantaged background and 24 percent were from an underrepresented minority. From the prior year, thirty-three percent of graduates who had received funding reported currently practicing in a primary care settings within a medically underserved community. Awardees also collaborated with 313 health care delivery sites to provide clinical training to students. Out of these health care delivery sites, 77 percent were located in medically underserved communities, 42 percent were in primary care settings, and 13 percent were in a rural setting. Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: In AY 2019-2020, this program had 494 trainees and produced 234 newly specialized dentists. Of these new dentists, 56% completed dental residencies in general dentistry, 38% in pediatric dentistry and 6% in dental public health. Of the 2019-2020 program completers, 55 received BHW financial support and of those for whom one-year follow-up data was available, all are currently practicing dentistry, with 68% working in primary care settings and 42% working in underserved and or rural communities. Awardees partnered with 142 clinical training sites, 63% in a medically underserved community, 50% in a primary care setting, and 6% in a rural setting. Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program: In AY 2018-2019, this program supported 37 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 27 percent of whom were from rural residential backgrounds. Faculty taught 61 courses on oral health and related topics to 2,958 dental students and advanced trainees as part of their loan repayment obligation. Grantees sponsored 38 faculty development activities to 261 dental faculty, and 77 new or enhanced instructional curricula offered to 2,743 dental residents and faculty. Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program In AY 2018-2019, 19 grant recipients have been awarded. Awardees supported 33 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 27 percent of whom were from disadvantaged or rural residential backgrounds.
Fiscal Year 2021 In Academic Year (AY) 2020-2021, awardees of the Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Programs trained 9,562 dental and dental hygiene students in pre-doctoral training degree programs; 736 dental residents and fellows in advanced primary care dental residency and fellowship training programs; and 847 dental faculty members in faculty development activities and programs. Of the dental residents and fellows, 89 percent received training on COVID-19, and 79 percent received training on health equity or the social determinants of health. Awardees offered experiential training opportunities at 483 sites. Over 60 percent of these sites were in medically underserved communities and over 60 percent were in primary care settings. Almost 40 percent of the sites offered COVID-19 related services. In Academic Year 2020-2021, the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program provided financial support to 38 dental faculty with a median direct financial support award of $29,228. Thirty-nine percent were from a disadvantaged background, 39 percent were underrepresented minorities, and 18 percent were from a rural background. Almost 70 percent received training on COVID-19 and 40 percent received training on opioid use treatment. Dental Faculty developed or enhanced 101 curricula that were offered to 2,951 individuals. Sixty-two percent of these courses focused on oral health. In addition, awardees sponsored 46 faculty development programs for 227 dental faculty. Faculty funded through the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program offered 105 courses to 2,165 advanced trainees with specialties in general dentistry and pediatric dentistry. In Academic Year 2020-2021, the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program provided financial support to 66 dental faculty, with a median direct financial support award of $22,788. Fifty-seven of the faculty were newly recruited or retained because of the program. Thirty-eight percent were underrepresented minorities, 23 percent were from a disadvantaged background, and 12 percent were from a rural background. Awardees sponsored 33 faculty development programs for 180 dental faculty. Faculty funded through the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program taught 108 courses, 43 percent of which were on oral health, to 3,410 trainees.
Fiscal Year 2022 In AY 2021-2022, the most recent year for which performance data is available, the Postdoctoral Dental Program trained 711 dental residents and fellows. A total of 575 residents and fellows completed their Postdoctoral training programs during AY 2021-2022. Of the 109 graduates who reported employment data at the end of the academic year, 79 percent were already working in primary care settings and 35 percent were already working in medically underserved 125 communities. Of the 104 prior year graduates with one-year follow-up data, 41 percent currently work in primary care settings and 26 percent currently 5work in medically underserved communities and/or rural areas. Through the Postdoctoral Program, dental residents and fellows accumulated over one million patient encounters in primary care dental settings and almost 900,000 patient encounters in medically underserved communities. In AY 2021-2022, the most recent year for which performance data is available, the DFLRP provided loan repayment to 100 dental faculty. The program relieved over $2.1 million in debt, which was approximately 15 percent of the student loan debt reported by participating faculty. Thirty-nine percent of the faculty were underrepresented minorities, 29 percent were from disadvantaged backgrounds, and 15 percent were from rural backgrounds. Awardees also sponsored 50 faculty development programs for 170 dental faculty. Since receiving their DFLRP funding, awardees have recruited and retained 55 faculty. Public Health Service Act, Section 748, (42 U.S.C. 293k-2) Eligible applicants include accredited schools of dentistry and dental hygiene, postdoctoral training programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry that have programs in dental schools, or approved residency or advanced education programs in the practice of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, or dental public health. Public or non-profit hospitals, or other public or private not-for-profit entities including faith-based and community-based organizations, community colleges, as well as Tribes and Tribal organizations, are eligible provided they are otherwise eligible and the Secretary has determined they are capable of carrying out such grants. Beneficiaries include a full range of trainees: dental or dental hygiene students, dental hygienists, dental residents, practicing dentists, and other approved primary care dental trainees and dental faculty. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by non-Federal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. HRSA requires all applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All eligible, qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee. Based on the advice of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions. Notification is made in writing (electronic) by a Notice of Award. Notification is made in writing (electronic) by a Notice of Award. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications. Not applicable. Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by non-Federal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria. 1) Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric or Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Grant funds may be used to support professional training programs: 1) to plan, develop, and operate or participate in approved professional training programs in the fields of general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, or public health dentistry for dental students, dental hygienists, and/or dental hygiene trainees that emphasize training for general, pediatric, or public health dentistry; 2) to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain, or improve predoctoral training in primary care programs; and 3) to provide technical assistance to primary care training programs in developing and implementing instruction regarding the oral health status, dental care needs, and risk-based clinical disease management of all primary care populations with an emphasis on underserved children. 3) Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program: Grant funds may be used to support professional training programs: 1) to plan, develop, and operate a dental faculty loan repayment program for faculty engaged in primary care dentistry to include general, pediatric, and public health dentistry and dental hygiene; 2) individual participants must agree to serve as full-time faculty members and perform at least 50 percent of their full-time faculty duties in a community-based primary care setting; 3) upon completion by an individual of each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth years of service, the program will pay an amount equal to 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 percent, respectively, of the individual’s student loan balance owed at the initiation of the agreement. Grant funds may also be used to support professional training program: to establish, maintain or improve a dental faculty development program in primary care: 1) to prepare and support faculty for successful academic careers focused on enhancing training for students and/or residents in general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, dental public health, or dental hygiene within community-based, interprofessional primary care settings; 2) faculty participating in the loan repayment program must be included as participants in the program’s faculty development program; and no more than $100,000 per year may be used for these Faculty Development activities. 4. Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program: Grant funds may be used to support professional training programs: 1) to plan, develop, and operate a dental faculty loan repayment program for faculty engaged in primary care dentistry to include general, pediatric, and public health dentistry and dental hygiene with preference given to pediatric dentistry faculty supervising residents at dental training program providing clinical services in dental clinics located in dental schools, hospitals, or community-based affiliated sites; 2) individual participants must agree to serve as full-time faculty members; and 3) upon completion by an individual of each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth years of service, the program will pay an amount equal to 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 percent, respectively, of the individual’s student loan balance owed at the initiation of the agreement. Not applicable. Not applicable. Recipients are required to maintain grant accounting records three years from the date they submit the FFR. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the award has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Additional Information: The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for grant activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving the award. These funding opportunities provides support for a 5-year project period. Recipients drawdown funds, as necessary, from the Payment Management System (PMS), the centralized web based payment system for HHS awards. None/Not specified. CDR Tracy Glascoe, Chief, Oral Health Branch, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Workforce
5600 Fishers Lane Room 15N-120
Rockville , MD 20857 US
tglascoe@hrsa.gov
Phone: 3015943816 http://www.hrsa.gov 75-0350-0-1-550 (Project Grants) FY 22$13,725,449.00; FY 23 est $14,209,955.00; FY 24 est $13,849,326.00; FY 21$13,768,650.00; FY 20$13,004,548.00; FY 19$10,694,905.00; FY 18$11,345,256.00; FY 17$11,232,162.00; FY 16$10,719,553.00; - Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry (D88): (Project Grants)(Project Grants) FY 22$4,524,040.00; FY 23 est $5,574,902.00; FY 24 est $4,480,686.00; FY 21$3,692,591.00; FY 20$3,552,283.00; FY 19$7,320,714.00; FY 18$7,746,564.00; FY 17$8,325,549.00; FY 16$4,129,166.00; - Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (D85): (Project Grants)(Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 FY 21$0.00; FY 20$3,013,267.00; FY 19$2,395,775.00; FY 18$2,517,586.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16$2,744,513.00; - Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program (T93): Project Grants(Project Grants) FY 22$3,928,183.00; FY 23 est $3,853,244.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21$4,740,922.00; FY 20$3,908,914.00; FY 19$3,017,901.00; FY 18$2,242,359.00; FY 17$2,084,022.00; FY 16$1,628,634.00; - Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program (D87): (Project Grants) Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry (D88): FY 22: Range: $400,159 to $650,000; Average award: $524,134 FY 23 est: $405,941 to $650,000; Average award: $526,285 FY 24 est Range $392,612 to $650,000, Average award: $512,938 Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (D85): FY 22 Range: $293,078 to $300,000; Average award: $298,293 FY 23 est: Range: $292,636to $300,000; Average award: $298,660 FY24 est Range: $290,272 to $300,000; Average award: $289,712 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (D87): FY 22: Range: $32,400 to $300,000; Average award: $163,995 FY 23 Range $48,600 to $199,000; Average amount $135,713 FY 24 est: Range $64,800 to $250,000; Average amount $179,247 All administrative and audit requirements and the cost principles that govern Federal monies associated with this activity will be subject to the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 as codified by HHS at 45 CFR 75. HRSA awards are also subject to the requirements of the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS) that are applicable based on recipient type and purpose of award. The HHS GPS is available at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/hhsgrantspolicy.pdf. Not applicable.