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5rnart Start <br />Orange County Health Department 3 <br />1V. SPECIFIC RESFONSIBILTITES OF THE UNIVERSITY <br />T'he University acknowledges the following specific responsibilities in connection with this <br />agreement: <br />A. To provide a Project Director for the Smart Start Program who will: 1) Schedule <br />preselected senior dental and dental hygiene students to visit the Orange County Health <br />Department and the majority of day care centers in Orange County to perform dental. <br />screenings, examinations, education and preventive treatment; 2) inform the day care <br />centers and the parents regarding all aspects for the student visits; 3) provide the OCHD <br />with the results of the screening and examinations; 4) be available to answer questions <br />from parents and the day care center directors; 5) design screening and examination report <br />forms, write informational advertisements to appear in local newspapers; 6) be responsible <br />for inventory of all supplies used in the study (these supplies will be purchased by the <br />OCPYC grant); 7) gather data/results of screening and examinations, utilize the statistical <br />analysis of the results to compile a report to the OCHD regarding the status of the teeth of <br />the smart start children; 8) consult with the NC Public Health Dental Hygienist in order to <br />provide the specific dental educational materials needed for the children, parents and the <br />day care personnel; 9) schedule dental attendings who will serve as preceptors to the dental <br />students and the dental hygiene students while at the OCHD Dental Clinics. <br />B. To insure that University students, who are the subject of this agreernent, abide by all <br />existing rules and regulations of the OCHD in the performance of their activities at the <br />OCHD. <br />C, To be responsible for providing adequate professional liability in~~*ance for the University <br />and its students who are the subject of this agreement. While the student is participating in <br />the project, their professional liability insurance coverage through Medical Security <br />Insurance Company will be. provided by the School of Dentistry (with coverage of at least <br />$200,000 per incident up to $600,000 a year for dental hygiene students and $1,000,000 to <br />$3,000,000 a year for dental students). <br />D. The University shall be responsible for training its students to follow the OSHA Blood- <br />borne Pathogens Standards, ensuring that its students canply with health requirements <br />established by North Carolina state regulations and the University. <br />E. To maintain proper health records of its students while participating in the Smart Start <br />Program at the OCHD, and instructing its students about Hepatitis B vaccinations, about <br />the student's responsibility for post-exposure follow~p and any incurred costs, about the <br />student's responsibility for the provision of protective equipment, and proper post~xposure <br />record-keeping. <br />F. To provide proof of Blood-borne Pathogens training for each student. <br />