Over the years, he planted the seeds during his initial contacts and follow-up meetings with officials from these organizations. Now we're seeing the fruits of those efforts. The U-M School of Dentistry is one of the nation's leading dental schools engaged in oral health care education, research, patient care, and community service. General dental care clinics and specialty clinics providing advanced treatment enable the School to offer dental services and programs to patients throughout Michigan. Classroom and clinic instruction train future dentists, dental specialists, and dental hygienists for practice in private offices, hospitals, academia, and public agencies.
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The Delta Dental Fund, the dental philanthropic arm of Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, will provide funds for the next two years to help expand the program to outreach sites that include children, geriatric nursing homes, and adult Medicaid recipients. The Michigan Dental Association, through its member district dental societies, supports the partnership as member dentists volunteer to supervise dental students at selected sites. The Michigan Campus Compact , the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation , and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation 's Civic Engagement Program provided funds for the development of this model.