RSDM Partners With Horizon to Create Scholarship for Underrepresented Minority Students

Horizon and RSDM have joined forces to create the Horizon Endowed Scholarship, an effort to boost dental school enrollment among underrepresented students of color in New Jersey. The scholarship will fund a total of $20,000 in scholarships each academic year: a $10,000 scholarship to recruit a first-year dental school student and a second $10,000 scholarship for a fourth-year dental student entering a pediatric residency program after graduation. Studies show that minority patients are more likely to visit medical professionals of color, including dentists. That’s because when providers come from a patient’s community, they may better understand those patients’ needs and be trusted to listen and deliver the best care. The fund is a step toward increasing health equity by ensuring that more historically underrepresented minority students in New Jersey have the resources to attain a DMD. Learn more here.