Funding Opportunity: Dental Clinician Educator Career Development Program
- Link: https://hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-22-049
- Funder: DHHS/HRSA/Bureau of Health Workforce
- Status: Closed
- Posted Date: 2021-11-22 00:00:00
- Release Date: 2021-11-22 00:00:00
- Due Date: 2022-02-14 00:00:00
- Award Date: 2022-07-01 00:00:00
- Point of Contact: Allison Hutchings - (mph)
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Dental Clinician Educator Career Development Program. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the primary care workforce by supporting the academic career development of dental faculty [Doctors of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctors of Dental Medicine (DMD), Dental Hygienists (DH)] who teach primary care dentistry (general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health) and primary care physicians (MD, DO) via a collaborative project between department(s) of general, pediatric or public health dentistry and a department of primary care medicine (family medicine, general pediatrics, general internal medicine). Awards are made to successful applicant institutions to strengthen the primary care workforce by supporting the academic career of faculty who teach primary care dentistry (general dentistry, pediatric dentistry or dental public health) or focus their teaching on the integration of oral health in family medicine, general internal medicine or general pediatrics. Eligible applicant organizations include domestic accredited schools of dentistry, public or private nonprofit hospitals, or public or private nonprofit entities which the Secretary has determined are capable of carrying out such grant or contract such as an academic health center which holds its own accreditation for a primary care dental residency program. See 42 U.S.C. ยง 293k-2(a)(1) (Section 748(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act). Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. The applicant institutions must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) at the time of this application. HRSA will check the CODA website for accreditation confirmation.
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