PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
This program strives to increase the number of training opportunities in postdoctoral general dentistry and to improve program quality. For the upcoming grant cycle, applicants are encouraged to detail manners in which graduates of the general dentistry residency will be well trained in meeting the treatment needs of pediatric patient populations. This program places particular emphasis on support of applications which encourage practice in underserved areas, provision of a broad range of clinical services, coordination and integration of care, meeting the needs of special populations, and recruitment and retention of under-represented minorities.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. EDUCATION;
- Dental Education and Training;
2. HEALTH;
- Education and Training;
- Facility Planning and Construction;
- Health Services Planning and Technical Assistance;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);