Dental Loan Repayment Program

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Targeted counties:
Statewide
Sources of funding:
Foundations:	N/A
Local government:	N/A
State government:	90%
Federal government:	10%
Donations:	N/A
Tuition:	N/A
Other:	N/A
Other specified:

Total:	100%

To promote the oral health workforce to serve underserved populations including Medicaid, CHP+, Uninsured, and Old Age Pension recipients by providing loan repayment opportunity for those that do.

Organization:	Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Oral Health Unit of the Preventive Services Division
Targeted professions:	Dental Hygienist, Dentist (DDS)
Targeted place in education pipeline:	Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Vocational/technical school, 2-year/community college, 4-year/university, Graduate or medical school, Residency or post-graduate

Data collected:

Number of clients served by category (Medicaid, CHP+, Uninsured, OAP) Yes--an annual report is completed in November of each year and is posted on the Oral Health Unit's website.

Major accomplishments:

$268,250 was distributed for Dental Loan Repayment in FY2009. This was given to 15 dentists and 2 dental hygienists. These providers, along with other loan repayment recipients in their second contract year provided care to 39,850 underserved patients including Medicaid, CHP+, Uninsured, and Old Age Pension recipients.

Barriers to expansion:

Funding, Staff, Space

Data

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