Loan repayments awarded for dentists' commitment to state dental program

Thirty-two California dentists and two dental students were awarded a total of $9.4 million in CalHealthCares loan repayments in exchange for agreeing to serve Medi-Cal Dental patients for at least five years.

The CalHealthCares program is overseen by the California Department of Health Care Services and funded by Proposition 56 — the state tobacco tax co-sponsored by the California Dental Association and passed by voters in 2016.

Andrew Zufall, D.M.D., one of the awardees, said Medi-Cal Dental patients make up about 80% of his patient population.

“By offering medical, dental and behavioral health services, we provide a wide range of care in an area with nearly no other health care options,” he said. 

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