Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #779 Childrens Dental Care @ Miami Children's Hospital
Requester:	Frank A. Catalanotto		Organization:		University of Florida Health Science Center-College of Dentistry
Project Title:	Childrens Dental Care @ Miami Children's Hospital		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 1:02:40 PM
District Member:	Mario Diaz-Balart		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Alachua
Recipient:	University of Florida College of Dentistry		Contact:		Frank A. Catalanotto
	1600 S.W. Archer Road		Contact Phone:		(352) 392-2911
	Gainesville 32610
Project Description:
Significant improvements in Medicaid reimbursement rates for oral health care services and CHIP legislation expanding the number of children covered and eligible to receive oral health care services have greatly increased the demand for such services. It is clearly recognized by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AADP), the American Dental Association (ADA) and, locally, by the Florida chapter of the AADP and the Florida Dental Association, that additional providers are needed for delivering these health care services to low-income/ low-access children. Such providers could include both pediatric dentists and general dentists with additional training in pediatric dentistry. The purpose of this Legislative Budget Request is to expand the recently implemented pediatric dentistry program at Miami Children's Hospital, administered by the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Distance learning technology, previously supported by the Florida Department of Health, provides administrative and didactic support to the residents in Miami by way of faculty in Gainesville. The primary enhancement for this program would come in the form of salary dollars for the clinical staff at Miami Children's Hospital. The second component would be to base another pediatric dentist at the Hialeah Dental Clinic, who would serve both a teaching role and a community service role. The teaching role would focus on providing supervision and patient care to the pediatric dentistry and general dentistry residents at both Miami Children's Hospital and the Hialeah Dental Clinic. The community service role would be provided by expanding a recently completed, community-based sealant program into underserved school districts in Hialeah.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Better access to oral health care for Medicaid children in South Florida. The long-term benefit will be an increased number of pediatric dentists in the state of Florida.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Produce two pediatric dentists per year; provide oral health care to South Florida Patients in Miami Children's Hospital Clinic; Perform Community based preventive dentistry programs.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$350,000
Total cost of the project:		$800,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$450,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$350,000
	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?					No
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