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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #760 |
| Healthy Smiles: Community-based Preventive Outreach Program |
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| Requester: |
University of Florida |
Organization: |
UF College of Dentistry |
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| Project Title: |
Healthy Smiles: Community-based Preventive Outreach Program |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 10:20:50 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rod Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Program would provide outreach for further dental services to be made available to indigent children and adults in the four communities where UF currently has dental clinics. These four counties make up the only statewide state supported oral health network in Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
UF College of Dentistry |
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Contact: |
Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH, Dean |
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1600 SW Archer Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-2911 |
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Gainsville 32610-0405 |
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Contact email: |
tdolan@dental.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Dade, Duval, Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The UF College of Dentistry would hire four Health Care Coordinators to serve as oral health educators based at our dental clinics in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Hialean and St. Petersburg. The coordinator would reach out to the communities and other health and social service resources and school districts, and for organizing screening, prevention and education opportunities targeted to meeting the oral health needs of low income children and adults in each community. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved access to dental care, improved oral health (decreased levels of tooth decay and gum disease), increaseduse of dental preventive services (sealants, cleaning) by low income children, decreased number of days missed from school and work. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
US Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health, 2002 |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Alachua Legislative Delegation hearing |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/20/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
