Grants for cosmetic dentistry?

I know you can get grants for about anything..but has anyone heard of grants for cosmetic dentisrty..like to get a gap closed or get veneers??

You are better off checking with dental colleges and schools in your locality if they have students who need folks who can volunteer to do procedured for them, such as cosmetic surgery. Or check with your local Dept of Health for providers of dental charity cases or if there are dental charities operating or visiting in your neighborhood

I am sorry but you heard wrong. You cannot get grants "for about anything" -- that is the LIE being spread by people who wish to scam gullible folks who believe the government just gives money for whatever purpose they want

The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. There are no grants for paying bills, no grants for paying off credit cards, no grants for getting out of debt and no grants for simply fattening your wallet. And there are no grants for people who wish to receive cosmetic dental procedures.

Grants are free, but it means OBLIGATION. You will be obligated to do as the grant sets out to do. Grants have objectives, and your purpose must fit the objective of the grant.

For one, you have to write the grant application and the grant application is not a simple document - you have to explain how your purpose for applying for the grant fits well with the objectives set out by the grant.

There is a stringent review process through a committee. You will compete with other applicants for the grant money, and this grant review committee will evaluate the merits of each proposal. Only those that they feel exemplifies the objective of the grant will be approved.

You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.

Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

Try to find a University in your state that has a dental program. The studnets work on the public, and charge very little or nothing for their services.

But no, no grants that I ever heard of.