Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Dental Reimbursement Program - Full Funding Opportunity Title: HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Reimbursement Program HRSA-23-053 Applicant Institution and Address- Department of Community Dentistry and Behavior Science University of Florida College of Dentistry 1639 SW 16th Street. Room 5180 Gainesville, Florida Project Director Frank Catalanotto, DMD UF College of Dentistry Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Sciences 1329 SW 16th Avenue, Room 5180 Gainesville, Fl 352-256-5909 fcatalanotto@dental.ufl.edu https://dental.ufl.edu/departments/communitydentistryandbehavioralscience/ Title: FY 2023 RWHAP Part F Dental Reimbursement Program Total unreimbursed Costs of Oral Health Care provided to people with HIV from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 $16,599.00 Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to improve access to oral health care services for low income people with HIV and to support related education and training for the delivery of dental care to people with HIV. The program defrays a portion of unreimbursed dental care costs incurred by treating low income people with HIV at accredited dental education programs recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD) is a CODA accredited dental school. The Department of Community Based Programs provides comprehensive clinical dental care in our Advanced Education in General Dentistry Programs in Miami Dade/Hialeah and in Pinellas County, Florida. The Hialeah program is a 24-resident two-year educational program while the Pinellas County program is a 12 resident month educational program. While both programs serve as a referral source for provision of dental care for HIV infected patients, the demand far exceeds currently available funding. Our existing partnership with this primary health entity, our internal capacity to deliver outstanding care to this at-risk population, and the high disease prevalence and dental need of persons living with HIV in Miami Dade and surrounding counties, provides us a unique ability to significantly impact oral health with these grant resources. In addition to the direct provision of dental care with grant funding, we will also propose interprofessional cross education in the area of HIV dental treatment, and in office HIV education for all patients of record.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).