North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund grants $1.9M to improve dental care - Nashville Business Journal:

asafevboriegum.blogspot.com
million to seven organizations to improve dental care and promotdoral health. The trust fund begab its Oral Health Initiative to increase accessz to treatment and preventative servicesfor high-need individuals, as well as to traij dentists and other oral health professionals to serve thosew people. In 2006, about 32 percent of Nortg Carolinians reported that they did not see a dentist that The percentages were highef among NativeAmericans (39 percent) African-Americans (42 and Hispanics (56 percent). "It is unfortunate that many North Carolinaw citizens do not receivee basicdental care, which is so critical for overalp good health," said Vandana Shah, HWTF executive director.
"Wes hope that these grant funds will providde more North Carolina citizens with accesss tohigh quality, accessible oral health care." Studiesw have shown connections between chronic oral infections and othe r conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, lung stroke, low birth weight and premature