Last updated on April 12, 2021
Montreal, March 8, 2020 – Today, the Grace Dart Foundation is proud to announce that it is donating $300,000, over two years, to McGill University’s Faculty of Dentistry and its New Community Program – 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.
“The Faculty of Dentistry’s 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.” said Dr.Elham Emami, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry.
“We are proud to be supporting this wonderful Montreal-based and innovative community program with this important donation,” said Elise Nesbitt, President & Chair of the Grace Dart Foundation’s Board of Directors. “McGill University and the Faculty of Dentistry and this community program was chosen with care in alignment with our giving strategy. They, like the Grace Dart Foundation, have a history of caring for the elderly and the community, with respect for basic needs, isolation and loneliness, which drove our decision to support them.”
McGill University Dentistry The Faculty of Dentistry is committed to maintaining a leadership role in oral health education, in scientific research and in the promotion of oral health and quality of life in the whole population, with an emphasis on the needs of under-served communities and individuals. Our diverse programs work synergistically, ensuring that every aspect of our teaching, research and outreach mission offer excellence in teaching, learning and care. For more information, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dentistry
The Grace Dart Foundation The Grace Dart Foundation provides love & care to the elderly in the greater Montreal area. The Foundation supports a warm and personal environment for the well-being of the elderly through its various donation efforts, in line with the following five areas of giving: Basic Needs, Loneliness & Isolation, Socialization & Personal Development, Cognitive Disorders, and Living Environment. For more information, please visit www.fondationgracedart.org