Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Who can apply
​​You can apply if​ ​you are an accredited school of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospital, or public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems capable of carrying out this grant. ​ You must be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) before September 1, 2026.
About this opportunity
The Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center serves as a resource and training hub to:Support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry. Advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes. Prepare dental faculty for roles in program leadership. Faculty development will include: increasing the ability to teach clinical dentistry, developing leadership competencies, and dissemination including publishing and presentations.