Rural scholarship proposal for dental students ‘a great step forward’ in helping rural Wisconsinites access oral health care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -WEST ALLIS, May 6, 2019- Dr. Patrick Tepe, president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today released the following statement regarding the proposed Marquette University School of Dentistry Rural Track Scholarship. The program, which would provide a scholarship to MUSoD dental students who agree to practice in a rural Wisconsin dental health professional shortage area (DHPSA) for up to six years after graduation, is included as part of the Rural Wisconsin Initiative introduced as LRB 2671 by Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point), Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc), and 21 additional legislators. Continue Reading Rural scholarship proposal for dental students ‘a great step forward’ in helping rural Wisconsinites access oral health care