Community Service Grant Timeline

Applications Open: Varies, Yearly

Recipient Selection: Varies, Yearly

The next application portal for the Mars Wrigley Foundation Community Service Grant opens on April 7 at 12:00pm (CT) and closes on May 12 at 12:00pm (CT). 
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Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered for all IOH Community Service Grants.  Please refer to specific scholarships for further requirements:

  • Must be a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA).
  • Must be a licensed dental hygienist.

Healthy Start for Texas Teeth Community Service Grant

This program fosters collaborative efforts between individuals or local components of the Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association and community agencies supporting underserved populations to provide the preventive benefits of fluoride varnish for underserved populations.

Texas residency required and one recipient will be selected annually and will receive $1,000 grant monies used toward the purchase of supplies and other expenses to support the program.

Rosie Wall Community Spirit Grant

This program provides funding for dental hygienists who are involved in a specific community health project in the United States.

One recipient will be selected annually and will receive $1,00 in grant funding.

Mars Wrigley Foundation Community Service Grant

Since 2010, the Mars Wrigley Foundation has proudly supported more than twenty continuous programs providing oral health education and treatment, which has impacted over 8 million people. This program provides funding for projects that align with their continued mission of enhancing oral care to those within underserved communities.

Annual recipient number and funding allocation varies.

Congrats to the 2023-2024 IOH Community Service Grant Recipients!

Healthy Start for Texas Teeth Community Spirit Grant
Angela Villareal

Mars Wrigley Foundation Healthier Smiles Program
Alexandra Orcutt

Carla McColly

Emma Lawson

Kanjalia Stidhum

Lisa Balint

Lisa Cox

Marjean Stamm

Mary Jo Toscano

Michelle Gross-Panico

Richard Robinson

Sara Jambard

Sonika Masih

Stefanie Gaspard

Tasha Wendel

Yanira Casasola

Rosie Wall Community Service Grant
Alyshia Hanks