Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) awards $500,000 grant to A.T. Still University’s Kirksville-based dental program
Posted: April 1, 2011Future access to oral healthcare just became much brighter for Missouri’s most vulnerable populations, including the state’s uninsured, underinsured, and underserved populations of all ages. The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has announced that it will provide an initial $500,000 grant (beginning April 1, 2011) to A.T. Still University (ATSU) to help the University plan and develop a new and innovative dental branch program in Kirksville, Mo. Additional MFH funding (of approximately $2.5 million) has been requested by ATSU for its subsequent 2012 developmental/start-up phase and 2013 launch/implementation phase, contingent upon successful completion of the initial planning and development phase. ATSU expects to open its Missouri dental program with its first class of 40 to 50 students in fall 2013. [read more]