South Carolina dental school gets 1.7 million dollar injection

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The Medical University of South Carolina has received a 1.7 million dollar injection to continue a graduate dental scheme, which will help to provide affordable treatment for the residents of South Carolina.

The grant has been given to the university by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The scheme will allow fifth year students at the College of Dental Medicine to provide care for patients in underserved areas. The grant will pay for up to six students each year for the next five years to be trained to treat patients with complex dental problems. The students will complete rotations and placements in underserved areas and treatments will be available for up to half the normal price.

The scheme has not run since 2006 because of a lack of funding; now that the grant has been secured the scheme will restart next autumn. Dr John Sanders, Dean of the school, said that the programme will make a huge difference to local people who cannot afford dental treatment; since the programme was suspended, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who have difficulty affording dental care due to the recession and the programme will come as a welcome boost for the local community.

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