The Newfoundland and Labrador government is expanding the Rural Dental Bursary Program and the Specialist Dental Bursary Program to recruit and retain dentists in the province.
The increase doubles each grant from $25,000 to $50,000 per grant to attract candidates to areas of need and improve dentist retention.
To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation Canada or the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. Students from other dental schools that are equivalent to Canadian schools are also eligible to participate.
Preference is given to candidates resident in Newfoundland and Labrador who are willing to practice in specific areas of need throughout the province. More information about the program can be found here.
The expansion of the dental grant program will attract more dentists to rural areas of the province and ensure Newfoundland and Labrador’s recruitment efforts remain competitive.
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“Our Government is proud to provide additional funding to increase access to dental care for all Newfoundlands and Labradors. This funding underscores our government’s commitment to ensuring access to dental care for areas of the province with the greatest need.”
Dear Tom Osborne
Minister of Health and Social Services
“The Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association is pleased to hear that the government is improving our dental grant program. This is critical to recruiting dentists in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. As always, we look forward to continuing our collaboration with the government to improve oral health care in our province.”
ShaneRoberts
President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association
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