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The Minnesota Dental Foundation (MDF) offers financial support and in-kind services for outreach

programs that meet the mission of the MDF by providing dental services to underserved

populations, by promoting dental health initiatives, or by supporting dental profession career and

volunteer opportunities. The focus is on providing resources that will make lasting improvements

in the oral health of Minnesotans and enhance the dental profession in the state.

Each year the MDF Board of Directors reviews applications for grants that fit these criteria.

Support for programs and oral health initiatives may change each year based upon issues facing

the dental profession, but the core principle of benefiting the underserved remains constant.

Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded $2,899,291 in grants and/or in-kind services to fund 601

oral health initiatives. In addition, $2,000,000 has been dispersed by the Delta Dental of

Minnesota Foundation in the collaborative project to help access dental care in rural HPSAs. And

collaborative projects with DentaQuest are valued at $7,500. Thus, a total of $4,906,791 has

been allocated to help the underserved access dental care.

2019 Recipients

In 2019, MDF gave a total of $224,973 in cash and/or in-kind services to 49 projects. Some of the

recipients may have received assistance on more than one project. Of those dollars, funding was

provided for six internal programs – the Minnesota Mission of Mercy, Donated Dental Services,

Martha Mordini Rukavina Loan Forgiveness Program, Minnesota’s Heroes Orthodontic Program

and the Retired Dentist Program, at a total cost of $174,728. In addition, a collaborative project

with DentaQuest helped fund Hope Dental Clinic for $2,500. All of the funded programs help

increase access to care for underserved populations or help to build a sustainable oral health

workforce in Minnesota.

Give Kids a Smile

The following community clinics received funding and/or in-kind support for the two-day charitable

program in February that provides free preventive and restorative dental care to children from

low-income families. Grant monies help defray the costs for dental supplies and oral health

education materials for the children. In 2019, 1,992 children were seen in 113 community clinics

and private dental offices. The value of the services provided was approximately $1.1 million by

1,185 volunteers, which included 227 dentists.

American Student Dental Association - ASDA, Minneapolis

Central Lakes College Dental Assisting Program, Brainerd

Children’s Dental Health Services, Rochester

CHI St. Joseph’s Community Dental Clinic, Park Rapids

Children’s Dental Services, Minneapolis

Community Dental Care – Maplewood

Community Dental Care – Robbinsdale

Community Dental Care – Rochester

Community Dental Care – St. Paul

Hope Dental Clinic, St. Paul

Lake Superior College Dental Hygiene, Duluth

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato

Northwest Technical College, Bemidji

Rice Regional Dental Clinic, Willmar

St. Cloud Technical College Dental Clinic, St. Cloud

Community Outreach

A number of community-based clinics and outreach programs provide critical dental services to

children and adults who otherwise would not have access to oral health care.

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The Minnesota Dental Foundation (MDF) offers financial support and in-kind services for outreach programs that meet the mission of the MDF by providing dental services to underserved populations, by promoting dental health initiatives, or by supporting dental profession career and volunteer opportunities. The focus is on providing resources that will make lasting improvements in the oral health of Minnesotans and enhance the dental profession in the state. Each year the MDF Board of Directors reviews applications for grants that fit these criteria. Support for programs and oral health initiatives may change each year based upon issues facing the dental profession, but the core principle of benefiting the underserved remains constant. Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded $2,899,291 in grants and/or in-kind services to fund 601 oral health initiatives. In addition, $2,000,000 has been dispersed by the Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation in the collaborative project to help access dental care in rural HPSAs. And collaborative projects with DentaQuest are valued at $7,500. Thus, a total of $4,906,791 has been allocated to help the underserved access dental care. 2019 Recipients In 201 9 , MDF gave a total of $224,973 in cash and/or in-kind services to 49 projects. Some of the recipients may have received assistance on more than one project. Of those dollars, funding was provided for six internal programs – the Minnesota Mission of Mercy, Donated Dental Services, Martha Mordini Rukavina Loan Forgiveness Program, Minnesota’s Heroes Orthodontic Program and the Retired Dentist Program, at a total cost of $174,728. In addition, a collaborative project with DentaQuest helped fund Hope Dental Clinic for $2, 500. All of the funded programs help increase access to care for underserved populations or help to build a sustainable oral health workforce in Minnesota. Give Kids a Smile The following community clinics received funding and/or in-kind support for the two-day charitable program in February that provides free preventive and restorative dental care to children from low-income families. Grant monies help defray the costs for dental supplies and oral health education materials for the children. In 201 9 , 1,992 children were seen in 113 community clinics and private dental offices. The value of the services provided was approximately $1. 1 million by 1, 185 volunteers, which included 227 dentists. American Student Dental Association - ASDA, Minneapolis Central Lakes College Dental Assisting Program, Brainerd Children’s Dental Health Services, Rochester CHI St. Joseph’s Community Dental Clinic, Park Rapids Children’s Dental Services, Minneapolis Community Dental Care – Maplewood Community Dental Care – Robbinsdale Community Dental Care – Rochester Community Dental Care – St. Paul Hope Dental Clinic, St. Paul Lake Superior College Dental Hygiene, Duluth Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato Northwest Technical College, Bemidji Rice Regional Dental Clinic, Willmar St. Cloud Technical College Dental Clinic, St. Cloud Community Outreach A number of community-based clinics and outreach programs provide critical dental services to children and adults who otherwise would not have access to oral health care.

Apple Tree Dental, Mounds View CARE Clinic, Red Wing Doorstep Healthcare Services, Inc., St. Louis Park Fostering Love Project, Oakdale Free Clinic of Steele County, Owatonna Gillette Children’s Hospital Foundation for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery, Minneapolis HealthFinders Collaborative, Inc., Faribault Hope Dental Clinic, St. Paul Jericho Road Ministries, Minneapolis Just Kids Dental, Two Harbors Let’s Smile, Inc., Owatonna Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Ne la Shing Dental Clinic, Onamia Minnesota Dental Association – GKAS, Statewide Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato - Dental Clinic, Mankato Mission Outpost Dental Clinic, Burnsville North Shore Health Care Foundation, Grand Marais Northern Dental Access Center, Bemidji Open Cities Health Center, St. Paul Open Door Health Center, Mankato Ready Set Smile, Minneapolis Sharing and Caring Hands, Minneapolis Southside Community Health Services, Inc., Minneapolis The Rochester Salvation Army Good Samaritan Dental Clinic, Rochester West Side Dental Clinics - Bright Smiles Program, St. Paul Hope Dental Clinic, St. Paul also received funding from the Minnesota Dental Foundation through a grant from DentaQuest Allied Dental Education Programs The following organizations in Minnesota received grants to help with resources to assist with educating dental auxiliaries while providing care to the underserved. Central Lakes College, Brainerd Internal Programs The following seven projects of the Minnesota Dental Foundation provided care to the underserved. Donated Dental Services (DDS), a program of Dental Lifeline Network provided free dental care to disabled, elderly and medically fragile patients in private dental offices. Veterans were added as a patient population needing the services of this program. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 , 272 patients received $1,009,863 in comprehensive care by 439 dental volunteers at a cost of $93,391 to administer the program. Since the program’s inception in 2003, 2,262 patients have received $12,435,684 in free dental services.. The Martha Mordini Rukavina Loan Forgiveness Program is funded by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) to help dentists pay back educational loans if they are willing to practice in the Taconite Assistance Area of northeastern Minnesota for at least five years. This program started in 2009 and became a program of the Minnesota Dental Foundation in 2011. Since 2011, one dentist has completed the five-year requirements of the program, one

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