1. 2016

   Fiscal Year 2016: 1) Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric or Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: • Grantees trained 3,835 dental and dental hygiene students, 28 percent were either from a disadvantaged background or from underrepresented minorities. • Nearly 24 percent of individuals intended to practice in a primary care setting upon completion of training, while nearly 20 percent intended to practice in a medically underserved area. • During the academic year, grantees partnered with 139 clinical training sites, of which 63 percent were located in medically underserved communities, 55 percent in a primary care setting, and 17 percent in a rural setting.

   2) Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: • This program produced 279 newly specialized dentists who completed their dental residencies and entered the health care workforce. Of these new dentists, over 50 percent reported Pediatric Dentistry as their primary discipline, while 46 percent and 4 percent (respectively) reported General Dentistry and Public Health Dentistry as their primary discipline. • Nearly 2,232 health care students and trainees participated in interprofessional team-based care alongside PDD residents. • During the academic year, grantees partnered with 149 clinical training sites, 60 percent were located in a medically underserved community, 50 percent in a primary care setting, and seven percent in a rural setting.

   3) Faculty Development Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: • Grantee supported 80 distinct faculty development activities, which trained 946 faculty members. • Faculty who received direct grant support as instructors trained 929 dental students, general density residents, and pediatric dentistry residents.

   4) Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program: as this was a new program for FY2016, there is currently no data available.

   5) Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program: as this is a new program for FY2017, there are no accomplishments to note.

2. 2017

   Currently no data available.

3. 2018

   Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Awardees trained 9,562 dental and dental hygiene students, 27 percent of whom were from a disadvantaged background and 21 percent were from an underrepresented minority. All graduates from the prior year who had received funding reported currently practicing in primary care settings within medically underserved communities. Awardees collaborated with 275 health care delivery sites to provide clinical training to students; 75 percent of sites were located in a medically underserved community, 42 percent in a primary care setting, and 16 percent in a rural setting. Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: This program produced 251 newly specialized dentists who completed their dental residencies and entered the health care workforce. Of these new dentists, 59 percent were in General Dentistry, 37 percent in Pediatric Dentistry, and 4 percent in Public Health Dentistry. Awardees partnered with 137 clinical training sites, 64 percent in a medically underserved community, 58 percent in a primary care setting, and 7 percent in a rural setting. All graduates from the prior year reported currently practicing dentistry, of which 77 percent are currently working in primary care settings and 23 percent are currently working in underserved communities and/or rural areas. Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program This program supported 31 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 23 percent of whom were from rural residential backgrounds. Faculty taught 41 courses on oral health and related topics to 2,513 dental students and advanced trainees as part of their loan repayment obligation. Primary Care Clinician Educator Career Development Awards: No data available.

4. 2020

   Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: In Academic Year (AY) 2018-19, awardees trained 10,356 dental and dental hygiene students. Thirty two percent of these trainees were from a disadvantaged background and 24 percent were from an underrepresented minority. From the prior year, thirty-three percent of graduates who had received funding reported currently practicing in a primary care settings within a medically underserved community. Awardees also collaborated with 313 health care delivery sites to provide clinical training to students. Out of these health care delivery sites, 77 percent were located in medically underserved communities, 42 percent were in primary care settings, and 13 percent were in a rural setting. Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry: In AY 2019-2020, this program had 494 trainees and produced 234 newly specialized dentists. Of these new dentists, 56% completed dental residencies in general dentistry, 38% in pediatric dentistry and 6% in dental public health. Of the 2019-2020 program completers, 55 received BHW financial support and of those for whom one-year follow-up data was available, all are currently practicing dentistry, with 68% working in primary care settings and 42% working in underserved and or rural communities. Awardees partnered with 142 clinical training sites, 63% in a medically underserved community, 50% in a primary care setting, and 6% in a rural setting.

   Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program: In AY 2018-2019, this program supported 37 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 27 percent of whom were from rural residential backgrounds. Faculty taught 61 courses on oral health and related topics to 2,958 dental students and advanced trainees as part of their loan repayment obligation. Grantees sponsored 38 faculty development activities to 261 dental faculty, and 77 new or enhanced instructional curricula offered to 2,743 dental residents and faculty.

   Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program In AY 2018-2019, 19 grant recipients have been awarded. Awardees supported 33 dentists serving as teaching faculty, 27 percent of whom were from disadvantaged or rural residential backgrounds.

5. 2021

   In Academic Year (AY) 2020-2021, awardees of the Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Programs trained 9,562 dental and dental hygiene students in pre-doctoral training degree programs; 736 dental residents and fellows in advanced primary care dental residency and fellowship training programs; and 847 dental faculty members in faculty development activities and programs. Of the dental residents and fellows, 89 percent received training on COVID-19, and 79 percent received training on health equity or the social determinants of health. Awardees offered experiential training opportunities at 483 sites. Over 60 percent of these sites were in medically underserved communities and over 60 percent were in primary care settings. Almost 40 percent of the sites offered COVID-19 related services.

   In Academic Year 2020-2021, the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program provided financial support to 38 dental faculty with a median direct financial support award of $29,228. Thirty-nine percent were from a disadvantaged background, 39 percent were underrepresented minorities, and 18 percent were from a rural background. Almost 70 percent received training on COVID-19 and 40 percent received training on opioid use treatment. Dental Faculty developed or enhanced 101 curricula that were offered to 2,951 individuals. Sixty-two percent of these courses focused on oral health. In addition, awardees sponsored 46 faculty development programs for 227 dental faculty. Faculty funded through the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program offered 105 courses to 2,165 advanced trainees with specialties in general dentistry and pediatric dentistry.

   In Academic Year 2020-2021, the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program provided financial support to 66 dental faculty, with a median direct financial support award of $22,788. Fifty-seven of the faculty were newly recruited or retained because of the program. Thirty-eight percent were underrepresented minorities, 23 percent were from a disadvantaged background, and 12 percent were from a rural background. Awardees sponsored 33 faculty development programs for 180 dental faculty. Faculty funded through the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program taught 108 courses, 43 percent of which were on oral health, to 3,410 trainees.

6. 2022

   In AY 2021-2022, the most recent year for which performance data is available, the Postdoctoral Dental Program trained 711 dental residents and fellows. A total of 575 residents and fellows completed their Postdoctoral training programs during AY 2021-2022. Of the 109 graduates who reported employment data at the end of the academic year, 79 percent were already working in primary care settings and 35 percent were already working in medically underserved 125 communities. Of the 104 prior year graduates with one-year follow-up data, 41 percent currently work in primary care settings and 26 percent currently 5work in medically underserved communities and/or rural areas. Through the Postdoctoral Program, dental residents and fellows accumulated over one million patient encounters in primary care dental settings and almost 900,000 patient encounters in medically underserved communities.

   In AY 2021-2022, the most recent year for which performance data is available, the DFLRP provided loan repayment to 100 dental faculty. The program relieved over $2.1 million in debt, which was approximately 15 percent of the student loan debt reported by participating faculty. Thirty-nine percent of the faculty were underrepresented minorities, 29 percent were from disadvantaged backgrounds, and 15 percent were from rural backgrounds. Awardees also sponsored 50 faculty development programs for 170 dental faculty. Since receiving their DFLRP funding, awardees have recruited and retained 55 faculty.

7. 2024

   HRSA conducted a six-year evaluation of the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Programs and found that between AY 2016-2022, awardees provided $12,202,108 in loan repayment, which relieved an average of 43 percent of student loan debt for participants. In exchange for student loan repayment, 148 dentists and dental hygienists provided 424 years of service as full-time dental faculty. Without the dental faculty programs, dental faculty vacancies could have grown by 113 percent during AY 2016-2021; instead, they grew by 78 percent.

   Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry In AY 2022-2023, (the most recent year with available data), there were 727 residents trained and 576 graduates in the Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry Program.

   Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene In AY 2022-2023, (the most recent year with available data), there were 3,994 trainees and 999 graduates in the Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Program.

   Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program In AY 2022-2023, (the most recent year with available data), there were 114 dental faculty trained and 21 completers in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program.

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1. Public Health Service Act, Section 748, (42 U.S.C. 293k-2).