| HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson
today announced $9.6 million in grants to dental schools, hospitals
and institutions that provide oral health services to people
living with HIV/AIDS. These grants will provide oral health
services for low-income, uninsured people living with HIV/AIDS.
"For someone with an immune system already weakened
by HIV, poor oral hygiene can lead to minor infections progressing
into major, even life-threatening, conditions," Secretary
Thompson said. "Regular and vigilant dental care -- along
with good nutrition and other sensible lifestyle habits --
are essential to maintaining good health."
Seventy-four applicants in 24 states, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico will receive grants under the HIV/AIDS Dental
Reimbursement Program of the Ryan White CARE Act. This program
pays dental schools and post-doctoral dental education programs
for unreimbursed costs they incur in treating patients with
HIV/AIDS. In 2000, the Dental Reimbursement Program
supported dental services for almost 29,000 Americans living
with HIV/AIDS.
The CARE Act provides primary health care and support services
to low-income and uninsured people living with HIV/AIDS and
is administered by HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Dental Reimbursement Program was first funded under the
CARE Act in fiscal year 1997. Since then, Congress has appropriated
$40 million to assist dental schools, hospitals and other
institutions with dental education programs in providing oral
health care to persons with HIV disease. A list of fiscal
year 2001 grantees and awards is attached below.
Including research, prevention, and health care for those
already affected with HIV and AIDS, President Bush has proposed
$10.2 billion to fund the department’s HIV/AIDS programs next
year.
Fiscal
Year 2001 HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Awards
Univ.
of Alabama School of Dentistry;
Birmingham,
Ala.; $25,259.60
Loma Linda Univ. School of Dentistry;
Loma Linda,
Calif.;
$1,258.63
King/Drew
Medical Center;
Los Angeles,
Calif.;
$143,668.87
Univ. of Southern California School of Dentistry;
Los Angeles,
Calif.;
$398,361.85
Univ. of California-Los Angeles, School of Dentistry;
Los Angeles,
Calif.;
$147,829.02
Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital;
Oakland,
Calif.;
$156,253.30
Univ. of California-San Francisco, School of Dentistry;
San Francisco,
Calif.; $36,231.50
Univ. of the Pacific School of Dentistry;
San Francisco,
Calif.;
$229,097.90
St. Francis Hospital and Med. Center, Dept. of
Dentistry;
Hartford,
Conn.; $29,184.84
Yale-New Haven Hospital, Dept. of Dentistry;
New Haven,
Conn.;
$14,743.27
Children's National Medical Center;
Washington, D.C.;
$149,715.83
Howard Univ. College of Dentistry;
Washington,
D.C.;
$101,719.13
Washington Hospital Center;
Washington,
D.C.;
$156,656.93
Nova Southeastern Univ. College of Dental Medicine;
Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.;
$27,187.70
Univ. of Florida College of Dentistry;
Gainesville,
Fla.;
$14,057.30
Univ. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Med. Ctr.;
Miami,
Fla.;
$962,963.06
Dade County Dental Research Clinic;
Miami, Fla.;
$8,422.37
Emory Univ. School of Medicine;
Atlanta, Ga.;
$16,429.44
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry;
Augusta,
Ga.;
$65,052.33
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry;
Chicago,
Ill.;
$158,240.46
Univ. of Iowa College of Dentistry;
Iowa City, Iowa;
$116.33
Univ. of Kentucky College of Dentistry;
Lexington, Ky.;
$25,802.98
Univ. of Louisville School of Dentistry;
Louisville,
Ky.;
$97,345.84
Louisiana State Univ. School of Dentistry;
New Orleans,
La.;
$154,466.64
Boston Medical Center;
Boston,
Mass.;
$108,345.50
Boston Univ. Goldman School of Dental Medicine;
Boston,
Mass.;
$555,408.00
Harvard Univ. School of Dental Medicine;
Boston,
Mass.;
$17,141.20
Tufts Univ. School of Dental Medicine;
Boston, Mass.;
$141,391.02
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery;
Baltimore,
Md.;
$52,418.78
Univ. of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry;
Detroit,
Mich.;
$53,490.53
Hennepin County Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry;
Minneapolis,
Minn.;
$35,423.94
Univ. of Minnesota School of Dentistry;
Minneapolis,
Minn.;
$13,525.18
Truman Medical Center-Lakewood,
Dept. of Dentistry;
Kansas City,
Mo.;
$1,860.02
Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry;
Omaha,
Neb.;
$14,973,95
Hackensack Univ. Medical Center;
Hackensack, N.J.;
$7,514.24
UMDNJ-New Jersey Dent. Schl., Special Servs. Clinic;
Newark,
N.J.;
$249,831.10
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital Center;
Bronx, N.Y.;
$546,873.85
Jacobi Medical Center;
Bronx,
N.Y.;
$157,060.45
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center;
Bronx, N.Y.;
$23,324.00
Montefiore Dental Center;
Bronx,
N.Y.;
$334,625.19
St. Barnabas Hospital, Dept. of Dentistry;
Bronx, N.Y.;
$277,688.76
Kings County Hospital Center;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$136,689.75
Long Island College Hospital;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$28,311.98
Lutheran Medical Center;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$464,205.99
The Brooklyn Hospital Center;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$32,237.32
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$244,086.27
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center;
Brooklyn, N.Y.;
$72,616.85
Brookdale Univ. Hospital and Medical Center;
Brooklyn,
N.Y.;
$1,561.09
Erie County Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry;
Buffalo,
N.Y.;
$32,472.13
Peninsula Hospital Center;
Far Rockaway,
N.Y.;
$14,526.94
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens;
Flushing,
N.Y.;
$90,202.62
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center;
Jamaica, N.Y.;
$340,406.47
St. Vincent Catholic Med. Ctrs., Brooklyn-Queens Reg.;
Jamaica,
N.Y.; $1,053,385.43
Long
Island Jewish Medical Center;
New Hyde Park,
N.Y.;
$13,252.92
Columbia Univ. School of Dental and Oral Surgery;
New York,
N.Y.;
$121,525.44
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dept. of Dentistry;
New York,
N.Y.;
$93,272.75
New York Univ. College of Dentistry;
New York, N.Y.;
$127,088.58
New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hosp. Ctr.;
New York,
N.Y.;
$27,749.34
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center;
New York,
N.Y.;
$180,730.44
Hudson River Healthcare;
Peekskill,
N.Y.;
$2,242.56
Strong Memorial Hospital/Univ. of Rochester;
Rochester,
N.Y.;
$61,200.77
Westchester County Medical Center;
Valhalla, N.Y.;
$45,078.78
Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
School of Dentistry;
Chapel Hill,
N.C.;
$17,647.80
Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine;
Winston-Salem,
N.C.;
$4,043.82
Oregon Health Sciences Univ. School of Dentistry;
Portland,
Ore.;
$43,491.31
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Dept. of Dentistry;
Allentown,
Pa.;
$15,980.12
Temple Univ. School of Dentistry;
Philadelphia,
Pa.;
$313,741.14
Univ. of Pennsylvania Schl. of Dental Medicine; Philadelphia,
Pa.;
$61,337.24
York Hospital, Dental Center;
York,
Pa.;
$5,051.02
Univ. of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry;
San Juan,
P.R.;
$4,753.06
Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Col. of Dental Medicine;
Charleston,
S.C.;
$59,891.74
Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Univ.;
Dallas,
Texas;
$160,979.68
Univ. of Utah Schl. of Med., Dent. Gen. Practice Resid.; Salt
Lake City,
Utah;
$4,695.84
Univ. of Virginia Health System, Dept. of Dentistry;
Charlottesville,
Va.; $13,961.98
TOTAL:
$9,599,380.00
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