110 ILCS 925/4.03a

To determine the procedures for the distribution of grants to dental students in accordance with the following guidelines: (a) preference shall be given to those individuals who come from racial minorities which traditionally have been the most underrepresented in the field of dentistry; (b) preference shall be given to those individuals whose financial resources are such that, in the absence of a dental student grant, the individual will be prevented from pursuing a dental degree; and (c) preference shall be given to those individuals who express an intent to teach or practice dentistry in the State of Illinois.