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I ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF CONKISSIONUS Action Agenda Item No. _& A ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 21, 1991 SUBJECT: Agreement Between UNC -CH School of Dentistry and the Orange County Health Department DEPARTMENT: HEALTH ATTACHMENT(S): Three Page Agreement Between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for its School of Dentistry and the Orange County Health Department PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No INFORMATION CONTACT: DANIEL B. REIMER, HEALTH DIRECTOR, X2411 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham - 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To enable the Orange County Health Department DentaltClinicmto be used by the UNC -CH School of Dentistry to clinical trial to test the efficacy of an anti- plaque dental mouth rinse and /or toothpaste and the prevention of gingivitis (gum disease). BACKGROUND: The UNC -CH School of Dentistry has btainedtracontract to proposed, conduct the the above - mentioned study. Through School is seeking to include the Orange County Health Department Dental Clinic among the many sites where it will carry out the trial. The project will reimburse the subject, which will include both Health Department clients and others, for their participation in the project. Arrangements have been made to conduct the study without undue disruption of services either in the dental or personal health service clinics. The Board of Health reviewed the proposal at its January 1991 meeting. The Board determined that the project has been approved by an institutional review committee, will benefit Health will Department patients and other clients within the community, not supplant any existing service and will provide an unexpected revenue source for the dental health division, therefore, it approved the project at that time. RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve the contract, accept the additional revenue, and authorize the Chair to sign.