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To improve the oral health and well-being of older adults with ill-fitting dentures, the Michigan Community Dental Clinics (MCDC), in partnership with the University of Michigan, will offer implant overdentures, a treatment that uses small implants to secure dentures in place, making them fit better and function more like natural teeth. The initiative will train dentists across all 33 MCDC locations, develop Continuing Education programs, and gather data to support policy changes that expand state insurance coverage for this procedure, ensuring long-term care and support in underserved communities while reducing costs by using existing dentures.