March, 2009 update: Tufts Dental School has found funds to keep the program going for FY2009, which ends June 30. COFAR will be working to get funding for this broad-based service to people with disabilities in the FY10 budget, where the Governor's budget has annualized the cutbacks of this year.

 This program, based at DMR facilities but serving people from the surrounding areas with MR/DD and other disabilities, makes dentistry possible for many, many people who cannot otherwise open wide and stay open. The specially trained dentists do miracle work. The recent cuts send it back to 1999 funding, which will meaning closing some of the offices, yet the "savings" involved are only $200,000.

 You can read the action alert at: "Current Issues" and then you can use the unfinished email program at  this link. You will need to copy the suggested script if you want to use it, and then will have a short registration, but this tool will send emails to two government officials and two local media outlets -- email addresses are already in the program!

Please take a moment and do this now, to keep a vital program!