Vermont State Colleges

Community Project Funding/congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Due the Current Shortage in Oral Health Workers Fields Across the State, Particularly in Rural Vermont, This Funding Would Be Used to Address the Shortage by Expanding Program Capacity. the Goal of This Project Is to Expand Our Oral Health Sciences Programs and Increase the Number of Graduates, Resulting in the Increase of Workforce Across the State in the Professions of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy. This Project Is an Investment Into the Education of Future Oral Healthcare Workers That Are Needed to Help Fill in the Gap Across Vermont, Especially in Rural Vermont. This Project Aims to Expand the Oral Health Sciences Program at Vtsu Through Increased Capacity for Student Enrollment and to Support the Oral Health Sciences Program With Needed Renovations and Equipment Replacement. Growth of These Programs Will Benefit the State Tremendously, Especially If We Are Able to Expand These Programs to Other Areas of the State.