Federal investments through two U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs — the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) and Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) programs — are funding community-based dental residency programs designed to recruit and retain dentists in rural and underserved communities, according to a June 2 ADA News article.
Since 2021, the THCPD program has provided startup grants of approximately $500,000 per awardee to help community health centers build residency infrastructure, develop curricula, recruit faculty, and obtain accreditation. The THCGME program currently supports more than 1,254 residents across 88 community-based programs nationwide, including 155 advanced general dentists who have completed training since the dental track launched.
Source: Federal funding builds dental workforce in underserved areas / DrBiscuspid.com