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Gold Fund will collect funds for treatment of children who, during their children’s dental health assessment, are
found to need follow-up treatment. Such care is often expensive and too often relies on the consideration and talent
of a short supply of volunteer dentists. The Gold Fund, which was inspired by the late Dr. Stephen B. Gold’s tireless
commitment to increasing access to care for vulnerable children, represents a financial resource to assist needy
young patients pay for required follow-up dental services that their families otherwise could not afford.
The NYSDF Allied Scholarship has been established in recognition of the essential need to ensure a sustainable
oral health workforce to improve access to care. Through this scholarship, the Foundation will collaborate with local
dental societies and other groups to help support efforts of qualified individuals interested in pursuing careers in
dental hygiene, certified dental assisting or dental lab technology, at national or state-approved programs.
More information on these programs is forthcoming. In the meantime, please call Laura Leon, NYSDF Executive
Director, at (800)255-2100, ext. 272, if you have any questions.
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