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HCAI tells Dental Board state loan-repayment funding limited to $333,000 for 2026 cycle
Summary
Representatives from the Department of Health Care Access and Information told the board that state funding for the State Loan Repayment Program is limited to $333,000 for the coming cycle; awards are up to $50,000 and require a dollar-for-dollar employer match. Board members expressed concern that available funds will reach only a small share of dental students' debt.
Jolanda Granville, federal policy and special projects section chief at the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), briefed the Dental Board of California on Feb. 5 about state and county loan-repayment and scholarship programs for oral-health professionals.
Granville said HCAI manages several programs, including a County Medical Services Program (CMSP) loan repayment that can award up to $50,000 in repayment grants for clinicians who commit to service at eligible sites, and a State Loan Repayment…
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