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Health Department - continued Performance Measures 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2012 -13 2013 -14 Actual Actual Budget Projected Budget Service: Provide dental screenings and education in childcare facilities and Orange County Schools Percent of preschool children screened Program with dental needs 8.4% 6.57% 7% 11.5% discontinued Percent of children screened with dental needs in Orange County Program Schools n/a n/a n/a 8.88% discontinued Number children received education in Orange County Schools n/a n/a n/a 271 500 Service: Provide dental care to economically disadvantaged Orange County Residents ** Number of total dental patient visits 4,922 4,531 5,800 5,735 6,200 Percent of Medicaid or Health Choice visits ** 30.6% 30.2% 30% 31.2% 33% Percent self -pay visits 38% 59.2% 60% 61.7% 58% Number of sealants 1,132* 1,133 2,100 1,332 1,500 Service: Increase number of hygiene visits by adding part-time dental hygienist Total number of hygiene visits with one (3/12 to 6/12) 32 hrs /wk 32 hrs /wk dental hygienist n/a 285 n/a 1038 1000 Additional hygiene visits with 2nd 20 hrs /wk 32 hrs /wk hygienist n/a n/a n/a 498 1000 *Dental was not live in HIS until Dec. 2010, so FY 11 actual numbers not complete * *HIS totals do not include "no charge" follow up patient visits, so total visits based on Eaglesoft data; Medicaid and Health Choice data not collected in Eaglesoft, so percentages based on HIS data FY 2013 -14 Objectives • Utilize dental assistants and health educator to increase number of school -aged children that receive dental health education in both school systems Increase number of Medicaid and Health Choice pediatric patients that receive dental care Increase number of sealants placed with increased number of pediatric patients Increase 2nd dental hygienist's hours to 32 hours per week to decrease recall visit wait time and increase prophylaxis procedures Increase number of visits by patients with private dental insurance Begin development of dental practice software that can accommodate billing and interface with state data system Budget Highlights The FY 2013 -14 Commissioner Approved Budget includes an increase in hours of a Dental Hygienist position by .30 FTE (from a .50 FTE to a .80 FTE); Salary and Benefits increase of $18,701, which is completely offset by User Fees and Medicaid funds. Discontinued Smart Smiles program due to the loss of Smart Start funds; this used to go toward dental screening in schools. Now the focus will be more on health education and dental health in schools. 1EK!