A $20 million contract announced in September by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is providing life-saving pharmaceuticals through the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to 1,700 low-income people with HIV/AIDS who were on waiting lists for assistance in 10 states.
 
The contract with Chronimed Statscript Pharmacy of Minnetonka, Minn., implements an initiative President Bush announced in June to direct medications to people with HIV/AIDS who were on waiting lists for ADAP drugs in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia
 
“This contract to implement the President’s initiative and expand ADAP’s reach brings new hope for people living with HIV/AIDS in these states,” said Secretary Thompson.  ADAP helps supply vital drugs to over 100,000 patients a month across the United States. 
 
In addition, Secretary Thompson recently announced 63 grants totaling $9.8 million to reimburse dental education programs for some of the costs of providing oral health services for Americans living with HIV/AIDS.   The grants are awarded to eligible dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs, and dental hygiene education programs.   Grant recipients provide a full range of oral health services, including diagnostic and preventive care, oral health education, oral medicine, oral surgery and comprehensive restorative care.
 
Another 20 grants totaling $6.3 million will test the efficacy of using buprenorphine to treat substance abuse in HIV primary care clinics and evaluate ways to reach out to and care for young HIV-positive men who are not in treatment.  The five-year grants, from HRSA’s Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program, support the development of innovative HIV/AIDS service delivery models that have the potential for replication by other organizations.
 
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration, through its HIV/AIDS Bureau, oversees all of the grants, which are listed below.
 

2004 Dental Reimbursement Program Awards
Organization	City	State	Award
University of Alabama, School of Dentistry	Birmingham	Ala.	$22,289.51
U. of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry	Los Angeles	Calif.	25,361.91
Univ. of Southern California, School of Dentistry	Los Angeles	Calif.	177,348.24
Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Oakland	Calif.	99,405.70
U. of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry	San Francisco	Calif.	127,623.92
University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry	San Francisco	Calif.	346,385.17
Yale-New Haven Hospital, Department of Dentistry	New Haven	Conn.	13,674.82
Children's National Medical Ctr., Dept. of Dentistry	Washington	D.C.	22,870.91
Howard University College of Dentistry	Washington	D.C.	75,488.14
Washington Hospital Center, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Washington	D.C.	30,510.73
Nova Southeastern U., College of Dental Medicine	Ft. Lauderdale	Fla.	1,439.42
University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Miami	Fla.	1,143,261.67
Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry	Augusta	Ga.	93,928.17
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry	Chicago	Ill.	215,921.83
University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry	Lexington	Ky.	45,185.05
University of Louisville, School of Dentistry	Louisville	Ky.	403,826.74
Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry	New Orleans	La.	173,633.91
U. of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery	Baltimore	Md.	24,361.71
Boston Medical Center, General Practice Residency	Boston	Mass.	183,317.78
Boston Univ., Goldman School of Dental Medicine	Boston	Mass.	427,666.88
Children's Hospital, Boston, Department of Dentistry	Boston	Mass.	4,816.59
Harvard School of Dental Medicine	Boston	Mass.	44,626.18
Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine	Boston	Mass.	109,350.71
University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry	Detroit	Mich.	47,062.98
Hennepin County Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry	Minneapolis	Minn.	46,403.45
University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry	Minneapolis	Minn.	34,067.40
Truman Medical Center, Lakewood, General Dentistry Program	Kansas City	Mo.	3,158.98
U. of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	Omaha	Neb.	36,377.50
Hackensack University Medical Center, General Practice Residency	Hackensack	N.J.	22,694.23
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Dental School/Special Services Dental Clinic	Newark	N.J.	360,913.79
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Dept. of Dentistry	Bronx	N.Y.	665,072.98
Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Bronx	N.Y.	71,760.43
Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Bronx	N.Y.	400,293.30
North Central Bronx Hospital, Dept. of Dentistry	Bronx	N.Y.	2,018.70
St. Barnabas Hospital, Department of Dentistry	Bronx	N.Y.	154,437.92
Kings Cty. Hospital Ctr., General Practice Residency	Brooklyn	N.Y.	174,054.12
Long Island College Hospital, Dept. of Dentistry	Brooklyn	N.Y.	22,862.46
Lutheran Medical Center, Dept. of Dental Medicine	Brooklyn	N.Y.	652,850.96
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Dept. of Dentistry	Brooklyn	N.Y.	66,163.95
Woodhull Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Brooklyn	N.Y.	180,866.20
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center., Department of Dental Medicine	Brooklyn	N.Y.	31,634.11
Erie County Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Buffalo	N.Y.	34,755.78
New York Hospital Queens, Department of Dentistry	Flushing	N.Y.	98,774.33
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry	Jamaica	N.Y.	485,268.93
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Brooklyn-Queens, Department of Dental Medicine	Jamaica	N.Y.	883,552.68
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Dental Medicine, General Practice Residency	New Hyde Park	N.Y.	22,803.34
Columbia Univ., School of Dental and Oral Surgery	New York	N.Y.	233,449.64
New York Medical College - Metropolitan Hospital Center, Department of Oral Surgery	New York	N.Y.	49,063.39
New York University, College of Dentistry	New York	N.Y.	227,314.71
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry	New York	N.Y.	237,160.46
Strong Memorial Hospital, Department of Dentistry	Rochester	N.Y.	25,677.95
Westchester Medical Center, Department of Dentistry	Valhalla	N.Y.	86,460.09
University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry	Chapel Hill	N.C.	21,228.77
Case Western Reserve University, Dental School	Cleveland	Ohio	4,856.72
Oregon Health & Science Univ., School of Dentistry	Portland	Ore.	43,440.15
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Dental Department	Allentown	Pa.	33,935.07
Temple University, School of Dentistry	Philadelphia	Pa.	72,112.37
Univ. of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine	Philadelphia	Pa.	152,267.18
York Hospital Dental Center	York	Pa.	12,386.03