Delta Dental Foundation for NJ Children’s Oral Health

Posted by on April 2, 2007

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Delta Dental Foundation Announces Grant to Raise Oral Health Awareness Among New Jersey’s Underserved Children
Deadline: June 16, 2007

In an effort to reinforce the importance of oral health education all school year long, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation (<a href="http://www.deltadentalnj.com/foundation/foundation.shtml">http://www.deltadentalnj.com/foundation/foundation.shtml</a>) is offering its first Oral Health Education Initiative Grant to elementary schools in New Jersey Abbott school districts to initiate an oral health education program in their third-grade classes for the 2007-08 school year. Three schools, each from a separate district, will be chosen to receive a grant of up to $5,000 to fund their programs.

Applicant schools are asked to develop individual oral health education programs made up of ten monthly activities that help children understand the following: why it is important to maintain proper daily oral hygiene; how to properly brush and floss; the function of the dentist and hygienist; the relationship between oral health and food choices; and the relationship between oral health and overall health. The programs can include monthly activities such as an oral health bulletin board, a field trip to a dentist’s office, or reading a book about oral health.

The Delta Dental Oral Health Education Initiative Grant is open to all New Jersey Abbott elementary schools that include third grade.

Visit the Delta Dental of New Jersey Web site for further information.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006363/deltadentalnj">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006363/deltadentalnj</a>

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