House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #918

Oral Health Initiative- Indigent Dental Care- UF Dental Clinic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Frank A. Catalanotto, D.M.D.

Organization:

UF Health Science Center-College of Dentistry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Oral Health Initiative- Indigent Dental Care- UF Dental Clinic

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 4:06:33 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Robert Casey

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Alachua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

University of Florida College of Dentistry

Contact:

Susie Wentworth

 

1600 SW Archer Road

Contact Phone:

(352) 334-1700

 

 

Gainesville 32610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently only 17% of children and 4% of adults below 200% of the federal poverty levels have routine access to dental care.  Dental disease is a chronic progressive bacterial infection that require access to community and school-based preventive programs and routine periodic dental care to improve and maintain good oral health. Dental disease is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, virtually affecting everyone.  50% of children have cavities in their primary permanent teeth by age seven, 84% of children experience decay in their permanent teeth by age 17, only 8% of adults have no cavities.  Dental disease affects the quality of life and continues to consume considerable health care resources.  A child experiencing dental problems is at high risk for poor educational outcomes, loss of work and school days occurs along with the possible residual effects of speech, nutrition, and psychosocial functions.  Low income, high risk populations experience a disproportionate amount of dental disease due to a limited access to routine dental care. Early diagnostic preventive treatment services result in a more expensive treatment at a later date as well as the avoidance of the pain and suffering.  Minor dental infections can proceed to various serious life threatening situations if left untreated.  The purpose of this request to the Department of Health for funding is to contract these dollars to be used in support of the University of Florida College of Dentistry for an indigent care subsidy to treat underserved low income and low access patients at no or reduced fees and to use these patients as good teaching cases at the College of Dentistry($150,000).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

There are a large number of patients in Florida in both rural and urban locations who do not receive regular oral health care because of financial or access problems.  These funds will be used to support predoctoral and postgraduate dental students, supervising faculty and support staff from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in delivering oral health care to indigent/low income- low access patients in community based settings, in this case the College's main clinic.  We will use Department of Health guidelines in providing such care such that approximately $100 in such care will be provided per patient, thus $150,000 in support will provide care to approximately 1500 patients(note that since the college teaching programs call for comprehensive care, fewer patients may be seen but each will be provided more care, ie, $200 for 750 patients, etc).  The major benefits to the state include better oral health care to the underserved citizens of the state and enhanced educational opportunities for the states future dentists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This is a collaborative partnership model between the University and the Department of Health to increase access to dental care for low income low access patients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Attached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Marion County Delegation, Public Hearing

 

Meeting Date:

01/11/2000