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8 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 25, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: Professional Service Contracts, UNC- School of Dentistry <br />DEPARTMENT: HEALTH <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Two Agreements with the UNC <br />School of Dentistry <br />1 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ��+•M =.�s <br />PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 <br />Mebane - 227 --2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: For the Health Department to contract with the UNC - School of <br />Dentistry, Department of Dental Ecology, for the services of a <br />dental resident to provide dental services in the Health <br />Department. <br />A second contract provides the Health Department with revenue from <br />the School of Dentistry for dental treatment to inmates of the <br />State prison in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Both contracts are renewals of agreements that have extended for <br />many years. Through the collaborative relationship between the <br />Health Department and the Dental School, Orange County provides <br />very economically and high quality dental services to its citizens <br />who are unable to afford private care. The terms of the contracts <br />are virtually unchanged from previous documents. The dollar <br />amounts for both the revenue and expenses associated with these <br />agreements are included in the Manager's recommended budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve the renewal of the contract and authorize the Chair <br />to sign. <br />