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o Carrboro clinic: "dreary", "old", "parking challenged" <br /> o Hillsborough clinic: "modern", "beautiful light", "clean", "just so nice!" <br /> o Daily, positive comments from patients <br /> o Regular, positive comments from Dental Staff � <br /> Worries about Consolidation <br /> - Transportation <br /> o Bus vouchers purchased for patients <br /> o Arrangement with Piedmont Health Services to see Carr MiII Clinic clients at HD <br /> cost <br /> - Knowledge of new location <br /> o Especially among LEP clients <br /> - Enough patient volume? <br /> Numbers <br /> - Pre-Consolidation <br /> 0 340 patients with Carrboro addresses <br /> o Average 230 patient visits per month (both sites) <br /> - Post-Consolidation <br /> 0 209 patients with Carrboro addresses <br /> o Average 230 patient visits per month <br /> Future <br /> - Electronic Dental Record implementation <br /> - Expansion of Smart Smiles program into elementary schools <br /> - More focus on prevention (increasing Dental Hygienist appointments, Dental <br /> Assistants providing education in schools) <br /> - Continued focus on improving efficiencies <br /> - Focus on partnerships with other dental service providers to ensure access <br /> throughout entire county <br /> Paul Chelminski made this portion of the presentation: <br /> Board of Health Priorities <br /> Access to Care & Mental Health <br /> Access To Care <br /> Points of Safety Net Access <br /> Orange County HD <br /> � Hillsborough <br /> � Chapel Hill <br /> PHS <br /> � Carrboro <br /> � Prospect Hill <br />