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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 19, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~-~y'L <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal Between Health Department, the UNC School of Dentistry <br />and UNC Hospitals <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Agreement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider renewing the agreement between the Health Department and the <br />UNC School of Dentistry and UNC Hospitals for dental resident services. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Health Department (OCHD) annually contracts with the <br />UNC School of Dentistry and UNC Hospitals for the services of one full-time equivalent dental <br />resident for four and one-half days a week. The resident provides services at both the <br />Hillsborough and the Carrboro dental clinics. The total cost of the agreement for July 1, 2003 <br />through June 30, 2004 is $46,533. This was included in the 2003-2004 departmental budget <br />that was approved in June 2003. The resident annually provides services to approximately <br />1,664 patients per year. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost of the agreement is $46,533 for Fiscal Year 2003-2004. <br />This covers the cost of the salary and fringe benefits for the resident. There are sufficient funds <br />approved in the 2003-2004 fiscal year budget for the department to cover this cost. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the agreement <br />renewal as written. <br />