State Activities Sample Clauses

State Activities. A State receiving a grant under subsection (a) of this section may use funds received under the grant for— (1) loan forgiveness and repayment programs for dentists who— (A) agree to practice in designated dental health professional shortage areas; (B) are dental school graduates who agree to serve as public health dentists for the Federal, State, or local government; and (C) agree to— (i) provide services to patients regardless of such patients’ ability to pay; and (ii) use a sliding payment scale for pa- tients who are unable to pay the total cost of services; (2) dental recruitment and retention efforts; (3) grants and low-interest or no-interest loans to help dentists who participate in the medicaid program under title XIX of the So- cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to es- tablish or expand practices in designated den- tal health professional shortage areas by equipping dental offices or sharing in the over- head costs of such practices; (4) the establishment or expansion of dental residency programs in coordination with ac- credited dental training institutions in States without dental schools; (5) programs developed in consultation with State and local dental societies to expand or establish oral health services and facilities in designated dental health professional shortage areas, including services and facilities for chil- dren with special needs, such as— (A) the expansion or establishment of a community-based dental facility, free-stand- ing dental clinic, consolidated health center dental facility, school-linked dental facility, or United States dental school-based facil- ity; (B) the establishment of a mobile or port- able dental clinic; and (C) the establishment or expansion of pri- vate dental services to enhance capacity through additional equipment or additional hours of operation; (6) placement and support of dental students, dental residents, and advanced dentistry trainees; (7) continuing dental education, including distance-based education; (8) practice support through teledentistry conducted in accordance with State laws; (9) community-based prevention services such as water fluoridation and dental sealant programs; (10) coordination with local educational agencies within the State to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ programs that promote children going into oral health or science professions; (11) the establishment of faculty recruit- ment programs at accredited dental training institutions whose mission includes commu- nity outreach and service and ...