The School of Dentistry has been awarded funding of more than $11 million from the Los Angeles–based child advocacy and grant-making organization First 5 LA to expand access to dental care in Los Angeles.
The funds will establish the UCLA–First 5 LA Children's Dental Care Program, which will support the delivery of care to children, from birth to age 5, and pregnant women over the next five years, especially to those in underserved communities.
This new award comes on the heels of a $9.23 million grant that First 5 LA awarded to the dental school last year, bringing the total amount the school has received from the organization to nearly $21 million over the past 12 months.
Dr. James Crall, a professor and chair of the division of public health and community dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry, will serve as the project director.
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