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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal with UNC School of Dentistry for Pediatric Dental <br />Resident Services for Health Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />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 renew the agreement with the UNC School of Dentistry for a pediatric dental <br />resident for the Health Department. <br />BACKGROUND: The Health Department utilizes the services of a pediatric dental resident one <br />day per week in Hillsborough to extend the services of the department to very young children, <br />generally 3-5 year olds. The pediatric dental residents allow the department to treat these <br />younger children and those children with more complicated dental problems. The resident <br />treats approximately 14 children each day for a total of 672 children that otherwise would not be <br />seen. This agreement remains at the same level as previous years at a total cost of $2,400 per <br />year to the County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The annual cost of the agreement is $2,400 per year. These services <br />represent an average cost of $4 per patient visit. The agreement amounts have been included <br />in the department's budget request for fiscal year 2005-2006. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the agreement <br />renewal subject to the approval of the 2005-2006 budget and authorize the Chair to sign, <br />