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Section 2: Dental Partnership Activities
The Ryan White Dental
Partnership Program
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- The Ryan White Dental Partnership Program has steadily increased the number of clients
provided with HIV dental care and the number of dental professionals trained in HIV oral care. Notably, Dental
Partnership Program accomplishments have occurred under relatively level funding.
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Introduction
Since its inception, the Ryan White Dental Partnership Program has steadily
increased the number of clients provided with HIV dental care and the number of
dental professionals trained in HIV oral care. Notably, Dental Partnership
accomplishments have occurred under relatively level funding. From 2002 to 2007,
the Dental Partnership awarded $2.9 to $3.4 million annually in Federal funds to
12 programs in 13 States.* In 2006-2007, $3.398 million in funds were awarded,
with an average budget of $283,216 per year project (ranging from $184,747 to
$340,131).
Grantees have three primary components to fulfill under
their Federal grants: oral health service delivery; dental provider education
and clinical training; and program assessment. (See Section 5 for a summary of
Dental Partnership grant requirements)
The following section presents data on the work of Dental
Partnership grantees, including Clients Served, Types of Services Provided,
Providers Trained, and Networks Created. This data summary is followed by a
narrative overview of Service and Training Strategies that made it possible to
do more with the same level of funding. Presented are activities like methods
used to reduce no-show rates and creative approaches to student training that
can help break down stigma associated with delivering HIV dental care. The
efforts of select grantees are highlighted throughout this section, providing
ample context for the more in-depth profiles of Partnership grantees as
presented in Section 3.
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