NYSDA Awards Guidelines and Applications for 2022

The New York State Dental Association Hallmarks of Excellence Award recognizes outstanding local district programs in two areas:

• Membership Enhancement: Outreach programs coordinated by component districts and members that recruit or help retain existing members.
• Education/Community Service: Courses and publications that enhance membership and encourage an exchange of information among members. As well as programs that put a “public face” on dentistry by providing education and/or services at schools, health fairs, libraries and other community locations.

All nominations must include commentary and supporting documents for the following areas:

• Need for the program
• How the program was implemented
• Groups/individuals involved in the program
• Budget
• Results and how they were measured
• How was the program innovative
• Obstacles faced
• Recommendations for improvements

The NYSDA Council on Membership & Communications will award one winner of each category $250 and the recipient will be recognized at the NYSDA House of Delegates meeting in June of each year.

The NYS Dental Foundation is accepting applications, due April 1, 2022, for the 2023 Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) awards, which will award up to $5,000 to organizations which have proven capacity to expand or enhance education and/or access to oral health care for children. Once-a-year activities are NOT eligible for consideration.

Nominated programs must provide answers to how they are:

• Driving innovation
• Improving outcomes
• Incorporating education, screening, prevention and access

Nominators must:

1. complete the online application: https://www.nysdentalfoundation.org/nys-give-kids-a-smile.html
2. a one-page written statement detailing how the nominee meets the criteria to merit recognition and how GKAS Award funding would be used
3. at least one letter of support from a local public health organization.
4. A statement indicating why, OTHER THAN FINANCIAL NEED, the nominator has chosen to seek GKAS funding from the New York State Dental Foundation.

 Once-a-year activities are NOT eligible for GKAS Award consideration.

To apply, go to https://www.nysdentalfoundation.org/nys-give-kids-a-smile.html. 

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GKAS Award recipients MUST include NYSDF logo and references in all promotional and press materials related to the activities for which they are receiving the GKAS Award. All recipients MUST submit a progress/update report, as described in NYSDF Grant Guidelines/Agreements, to the Foundation.