Community Involvement
The ODA Foundation’s grants enable programs that help not only the community, but the practice of dentistry as a whole. The Foundation’s scholarship programs further the profession of dentistry by attracting the highest caliber of potential dental professionals.
Since 1999, the ODA Foundation has awarded $295,213 in dental career scholarships to Ohio students. Of that amount, $183,013 has been to dental students at CWRU or OSU. Our commitment to supporting the profession of dentistry and dental programs in Ohio is strong.
ODAF Scholarships
The ODA Foundation helps support the highest caliber of candidates pursuing a career in dentistry. Eligibility includes Ohio residency, academic excellence and financial need. Eligible students must be enrolled in a dental education program at a school with ADA accreditation.
- Click here for the dental student application
- Click here for the expanded function dental assistant application
ODAF Grants
The ODA Foundation has awarded $252,420 in grants since 1995. The ODAF program grant application process is open to qualified Ohio community and education oral health projects. Specific criteria and examples of qualified programs are included in each year’s Program Grant Application.
A 2012 Grant Application is available here.
In 2011, three $5,000 grants were awarded to help:
St. Elizabeth’s Dental Primary Care Residency Program in Youngstown
The hospital is purchasing a new two-operatory mobile dental clinic that will serve as a training site for St. Elizabeth’s Dental Residency Program and residents will provide patient care and education to underserved populations of all ages in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. The mobile unit and dental residents will also participate in a minimum of 8 health fairs and community outreach events in 2012.
Mercy Medical Center of Canton’s Special Needs Pediatric Dental Expansion
Through this expansion, residents in the dental residency program will receive enhanced educational opportunities and hands-on experience treating special needs populations, including problematic pediatric and elderly, mentally-challenged and developmentally-disabled patients.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus Early Childhood Caries Program
Implemented through the pediatric dental program at the hospital, the program goal is to improve oral health outcomes of low-income children with a primary focus of empowering parents of children with tooth decay through education on how to reduce the incidence of new caries. This program will include the development and implementation of a disease management protocol.
Click here for a list of grant recipients since 2004.