The Grace Dart Foundation recently announced that it is donating $300,000, over two years, to McGill Universityâs Faculty of Dentistry and its New Community Program â Dent ma maison. This is a new integrated oral health program for seniors providing home-based preventive and curative dental services in the CIUSSS Centre-Sud and West of Montreal area.
The Dent ma maison program will promote the maintenance of independence, health and oral health for seniors living at home. Over the long term, the hope is to expand and implement this innovative model of home-based dental care across the province.
âThe Faculty of Dentistryâs service to the community stands as a model for other dental schools nation-wide. The elderly patients in the Dent ma Maison program will receive excellent care, and in turn, our students will gain skills and experience by performing procedures that will help them prepare for their future careers as professional dentists.â said Dr.Elham Ema