Foundations’ Role In Improving Oral Health: Nothing to Smile About

Although dental care tops the list of low-income children’s unmet health needs, foundation funding devoted to oral health has been miniscule, compared with both the need and total grant making, Shelly Gehshan explains in “Foundations’ Role in Improving Oral Health: Nothing to Smile About.”

She notes that in 2005, foundation giving for dental education and dental care was $55.6 million, or 1.6 percent of total health grant making.

This article is available for download from the Oral Health America website.