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19 <br /> <br />• OCHD proposes a contest with the school systems to name the mobile clinic <br /> <br />Proposed Schedule & Services <br /> 2 days per week in the community <br /> 2 ½ days per week at SHSC <br /> Procedures offered on Mobile Clinic (same as Hillsborough Clinic): <br />• Exams <br />• Cleanings <br />• Sealants <br />• Fluoride <br />• Fillings <br />• Extractions <br />• Simple Root Canals <br /> <br />Mobile Clinic in Community <br />2 Days Per Week on the Road to visit: <br />• Schools with highest number of children on free and reduced cost lunch <br />• OC and Chapel Hill Carrboro Head Starts <br />• Senior Centers and Community Centers (including the Northern part of county and areas <br />historically noted with access/transportation issues) <br />• Assisted living facilities and nursing homes with ambulatory patients <br /> <br />Mobile Clinic at SHSC <br />2 and ½ Days Per Week at SHSC <br /> Will see patients in the mobile clinic while parked next to the medical clinic <br /> Dedicated time for patients living in the southern part of Orange County <br /> <br />Quintana Stewart presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> <br />Financial Impact-staff is the major impact (graph) <br /> <br />Opportunities <br />• Enhance community partnerships with Aging Community, Schools, local Head Start, <br />Community Centers, etc. <br />• Increase access to Dental Services throughout the County, not just in Southern part. <br />• Brand and promote OCHD Dental Program <br />• Fall into alignment with NC Oral Health Strategic Plan <br />(https://www.ncminorityhealth.org/data/documents/OralHealthEquity-9.24.18-WEB.pdf) <br /> <br />The Unknowns <br />• Transition of current 39% of Chapel Hill/Carrboro patients to SHSC for dental services, <br />leaving a decrease in patient volume in Hillsborough. <br />• Permanent Dental Clinic at SHSC volume considering current dental resources in <br />Southern Orange <br />• Ability to sustain Dental Staff at SHSC <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if the proposal is to pull staff from Hillsborough to operate the <br />mobile unit. <br />Quintana Stewart said there would be one dentist and one hygienist pulled, and a part <br />time driver and clerical staff hired.