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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 7, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ? --- <br />SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement with UNC School of Dentistry for Dental Screening <br />Project <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC. HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Memorandum of Agreement Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving the Memorandum of Agreement between UNC School of <br />Dentistry and the Orange County Health Department for services to the Preschool Dental <br />Screening Project. <br />BACKGROUND: The Health Department has traditionally received funds from the Orange <br />County Partnership for Young Children for a preschool dental screening program for day care <br />and family child care homes in the county. The program usually begins in April and runs <br />through June and last year reached approximately 1900 preschoolers. The UNC School of <br />Dentistry is a partner with the Health Department in delivering this important program. This <br />memorandum of agreement stipulates that the UNC School of Dentistry will provide a Project <br />Director for the Program that schedules senior dental and dental hygiene students who perform <br />the dental screenings, examinations, education and preventive treatment; provides dental <br />attending staff that serve as preceptors to these students; and coordinate with Health <br />Department staff in the logistical arrangement for this program. <br />Health Department staff actually coordinate and implement the program, including follow-up for <br />children with identified dental needs. The agreement with the Dental School allows the actual <br />screening clinics to be conducted by Dental School students, faculty, and staff. <br />The goal of the Preschool Dental Screening Project is to promote preventive dental health <br />education and identify needs and barriers concerning access to dental care for children age 0-5 <br />in day care centers, family day care homes and other settings. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Health Department has received a Smart Start grant this fiscal year <br />totaling $36,645 for this project. Costs associated with the Dental Screening project, including <br />the attached Memorandum of Agreement, will be covered by the grant. No County funds are <br />directly associated with the program.