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million to seven organizations to improves dental care and promoteoral health. The trust fund begahn its Oral Health Initiative to increase accesw to treatment and preventative servicesfor high-need individuals, as well as to train dentists and other oral health professionalsz to serve those people. In 2006, about 32 percen of North Carolinians reported that they did not see a dentisgthat year. The percentages were higher among NativeeAmericans (39 percent) African-Americansw (42 percent) and Hispanics (56 percent).
"It is unfortunats that many North Carolina citizensx do not receive basicdental care, whicy is so critical for overallp good health," said Vandana Shah, HWTF executive director. "We hope that thes grant funds will provide more North Carolinw citizens with access tohigh quality, accessiblse oral health care." Studies have shown connectione between chronic oral infections and other conditions, includingh diabetes, heart disease, lung stroke, low birth weight and premature births.
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