Oral Health
Grant Guidelines
Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) seeks to improve the oral health of children from low-income families by supporting the integration of oral health into their health care, human services and education systems. CT Health will invest in projects that:
Objective 1
Support institutionalization of family oral health promotion and links to “dental homes” into health care, human service and education systems to increase the number of pregnant women and children aged 0-5 years from low-income families receiving dental prevention and treatment.
Objective 2
Support increasing the number of patient- and family-centered “dental homes” providing care in coordination with the primary medical provider for pregnant women and children aged 0-5 years from low-income families.
Objective 3
Support the implementation of school-focused policies and systems that promote family oral health and links to “dental homes” to increase the number of children enrolled in the national school lunch program who are caries (i.e., dental decay) free or have completed dental treatment.
