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a <br />AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />AND <br />CHAPEL HILL TRAINING AND OUTREACH, INC., <br />FOR DENTAL SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day of July, 2009 by and between The <br />Orange County Health Department hereinafter referred to as "OCHD" for its Dental Health <br />Services Division; and the Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start Program of the Chapel Hill <br />Training and Outreach Inc., hereinafter referred to as "OCRs/EHS". <br />WITNESSETH <br />WHEREAS, OCHS/EHS desires the services of a dentist(s) licensed by the State of North <br />Carolina with experience or training in children's dentistry, and <br />WHEREAS, the Health Coordinator of OCHS/EHS and the Director of Dental Health <br />Services, OCHD shall administer this program and, <br />WHEREAS, OCHD desires to contract with OCHS/EHS to provide a dentist(s) licensed by <br />the State of North Carolina to provide services and to serve as a consultant to OCHS/EHS; <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the following mutual <br />promises, covenants and conditions, OCHD and OCHS/EHS agree as follows: <br />1. OCHD shall provide a dentist(s) licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina to be <br />available to OCHS/EHS to serve as a consultant, and to provide dental services to the children <br />enrolled at OCHS/EHS and determine priority of dental needs for the program/children. Initial <br />screening will be done for all children enrolled as of August 1, 2008, 3-5 years of age, to be <br />screened at the OCHS/EHS Head Start centers. In addition, a full examination is required within <br />90 days of enrollment; that examination will be conducted at the OCHD Hillsborough dental <br />services site. Enrollees after this date are to be transported by OCHS/EHS to the clinic for <br />examination on the same day with children who have appointments. <br />2. As a result of the initial screening, OCHD will assign children to groups according to the <br />following: <br />A) Those with immediate need <br />B) Those with apparent need <br />C) Those with no apparent need <br />3. OCHD will provide treatment services to each group as follows: <br />A) Examination <br />B) Needed extractions <br />C) Needed restoration including pulp therapy and stainless steel crowns <br />D) Prophylaxis and topical fluoride application where indicated <br />E) Provide follow-up documentation of dental exams and treatment on each child <br />F) Referral of children with severe need to UNC School of Dentistry for evaluation <br />and possible acceptance for treatment <br />4. OCHD will provide educational services which may include but not be limited to the <br />following: <br />A) Dental health education for children <br />