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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ~_ ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 18, 1999 SUBJECT: Contract Between UNC Dental School and Orange County Health Department for Smart Start Dental Screening Program DEPARTMENT: Health ATTACHMENT(S): Contract PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ N~ INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -eat. 2411 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 68&7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To contract with the UNC Dental School, Department of Dental Ecology for the services of a Project Director for the Smart Start Dental Screening Grant for Preschool Children for the current fiscal yeaz. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Partnership for Young Children has renewed a grant awazd to the Orange County Health Department for Dental Screening for Preschool Children. The health department contracts with the UNC Dental School for the services of a dental project director from April through June, 1999. The dental project director works with the health department staffto provide dental residents and dental hygienists from the UNC Dental School for the screening sessions that aze held at all preschools and day caze homes that choose to participate. More than 2000 preschool children aze screened and referred for needed caze. Follow-up is provided to make sure that those referred aze actually seen by a dentist. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The contract is for $12,000 for the period April 1, 1999 through June 30, 1999. The contract is paid entirely by the Orange County Partnership for Young Children grant to the Orange County Health Department. The county general fund that pays for health department dental health staff to participate is used as an in-kind match for the grant funds. RECOMMENDATON(S): The manager recommends the Boazd approve the contract and authorize the chair to sign.