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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-14 97-305 ORDERActio Date .illy 19. 1997 Item No. 97-305 Item/SubjeCte MCH GRANT -- CHILDRM'S DENTAL CLINIC Responsible Department_ Health and Welfare Commentary; This is the current renewal for the MCH Grant which the City of Bangor has with the Department of Human services for support of the Children's Dental Clinic. This grant is for one year -- July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1997. The amount of the grant, $16,000, remains unchanged. This is one of the funding sources for the Clinic. The others being General Aesistanacs, Medicaid and the General Fund. For your information, I have attached the Project Summary pages from the grant packet. ��/�� f� ""nepart nni Arm�Wla�+i��y�anla((yf �r �l�l�A�g,�nf� I�S�ko%irti t Dead Manager's C IN City Manager Associated Information- PinanCC DireCCOi 4AY I City olrcrto 9I-305 Assigned to Couuaor Baldacci July 14, 1997 CITY OF BANGOR Gin) �tDBTi wcmxg tea cxry. Munger to Execute a_Crant. agreement _. with the Mine Departnent of Hunan Services - Ch,{lgr¢p'.g. Dental_ Clinic .......... By tha City Caused! of City ofBana a., ORDERED, TWT the City Manager is hereby authorized c0 apply for and accept from the State of Maine. Department of Pusan Services, Bureau of Health a grant of $16,000 for the Children's Dental clinic. IN CITY COUNCIL - Tdly 14:.1.99), Passed- 9I-305 -- - - - D9 DER .,.! P. Authori,l,g the City Manager to CI CLERK IWtIP, �. Hzecute a Grant Agreement with the Maine'Dapartment of Human Services - Child � Dt t 1 Cllni � i e l ✓ N Cowc']man ird E �:I PERFORMANCE GOAL -305 MAINE CITIZENS WILL HAVE IMPROVED ORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT SERVICES. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR A: DENTAL DISEASE WILL BE DECREASED - PERFORMANCE MEASURE 1: The number of childien ages 6 month to 3 PERFORMANCE MEASURE 5: The oral health Of Bangor school children whose restorative needs are served by the Clinic will stay the same, improve a measured by the ratio of restorations per Patient visit compared to 1996 - 1997. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 6: More preventive non -fixed appliance cases will be undertaken in 1997-1998 vs. comprehensive fixed appliance orthodontic cases compared to 1996 - 1997. Early intervention preventive orthodontics reduces the need for comprehensive orthodontics. years and 12-18 years along with the number of children in K-5 that seek aid reive Clinic services will increase/remain the same as to 1995 - 1997. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 2: The D.M.F.S. surface score of Bangor school children will n thesame improve i the period between 1997 and 1998 compared to the D,M,F.S.surfdce s recorded i previous years in Bangor. This improvement will be attributable to the success of the School Dental Health Education Program as well as to the effective preventive and restorative s as provided directly by the Clinic for Bangorschool children who are eligible for those services. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 3: The recorded number of special needs children served at the Clinic will remain the same or increase in 1997 - 1998. This inarease will Do adirect result of efforts on behalf of the Clinic to reach out into the medical services community with the message that the Clinic specializes in treating 5Peoial needs children. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 4: The Clinic will see the 5mas or fewer cases of Nursing Bottle Syndrome 1997-1998 compared to 1996 - 1997. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 5: The oral health Of Bangor school children whose restorative needs are served by the Clinic will stay the same, improve a measured by the ratio of restorations per Patient visit compared to 1996 - 1997. PERFORMANCE MEASURE 6: More preventive non -fixed appliance cases will be undertaken in 1997-1998 vs. comprehensive fixed appliance orthodontic cases compared to 1996 - 1997. Early intervention preventive orthodontics reduces the need for comprehensive orthodontics. T� 9Sof �h W-305 PROCESS MEASURE 1: Capture data on the number and ages of children receiving Clinic services. PROCESS MEASURE 2: Capture specific data on how many children are seen who present with nursing bottle syndrome. CONTRACT STRATEGY 1: Continue the School Dental Health Education and Fluoride Program and plan more improvements in Hygenlets' time management and efficiency. The School Program focuses on educating K-5 children on decay prevention, while simultaneously serving as a referral base for K-5 children to the Clinic. CONTRACT STRATEGY 2: The HYgenist will encourage referrals by word of mouth from Bangor eligible referrals from Bangor School Nurses and Bangor School Teachers. All staff will encourage referrals in-house from Bangor Public Health Nurses, Bangor Health and Welfare Department and W.I.C., again by in-person contacts and word of mouth. The Dentist will do the same for Bangor area physicians and dentists. CONTRACT STRATEGY 3: Continue giving presentations on preventive dental health and hygiene via public s l announcements on television and on radio,at local day care centers, preschools, young mother's group and at local hospitals. This. draws eligible children of all ages to the Clinic for services. CONTRACT STRATEGY 4: Continue to print pamphlets and fliers that stress how the Clinic provides se s for infants and very young children.Distribute these to community centers, day care centers, Head Start schools and to local pediatricians' offices. CONTRACT STRATEGY 5: Continue to give presentations to local day care centers, preschooie and Yonne mothers' groups StreSaire the importance Of weaning children off night-time bottles once their first teeth erupt, CONTRACT STRATEGY 6: Continue to print and distribute pamphlets that stress the importance of dental checkups, fluoride treatments and oral hygiene instructions for infants and very Young children. CONTRACT STRATEGY J: Use the media (newspapers, T.V. and radio) to - stress the dangers of day -long and/or night- time bottles in toddlers with teeth. Pay 4 o{(oA 9]-305 CONTRACT STRATEGY 8: Continue giving presentations on preventive dental health and early -intervention - preventive Orthodontics to young mothers' groups community center functions and to health care providers at local hospitals. CONTRACT STRATEGY 9: Continue to give public Service anents at local radio, television studios and in the newspaper emphasizing the many benefits of early -intervention -preventive -orthodontics. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR B: AS MANY ELIGIBLE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN (ALL AGES) AS POSSIBLE WILL BE TREATED. CONTRACT STRATEGY: Continue to inform medical care providers and., agencies within the Bangor aa that the Clinic specializes in preventive and restorative dental services for any and all eligible special needschildrenthat are Bangor residents. Special needs children include those with any difficult to manage behavior pattern and/or any multiple syndrome or medically compromising condition. There is o psychological or physiological condition that a Clinic -eligible child can have that would prevent that child from receiving first-rate preventive and/or restorative services at the. Bangor Children's Dental Clinics pay 50-f 6 A 9>-305 EVALUATION PLAN I) An evaluation will be made quarterly via Monthly Reports to determine the number of children seen at the Clinic in all age groups. 2) AD Healthl Educationl Programdt Ymeasurefthee School Dental a) Number of children participating in the School Fluoride Mouthrinse Program. D) Number of children that attend classroom lessons. c) Number of notices and fliers that are sent to parents to encourage good oral habits at home. d) Number of referrals to the Clinic from the School Dental Health Program. 3) An evaluation will be made Yearly of the number of referrals to the Clinic from Bangor Public Health Nurses, Bangor School Nurses, Bangor Health and Welfare Department, W.I.C. and Bangor area physicians, and dentists. 4) An evaluation will be Made yearly via a decayed, missing r and filled epidemiological survey (O.M.F.S.) of approximately 50 randomly selected10 an 11 year old Bangor school children to gather data on their rate of caries and to determine the amount of related treatment needed. 5) An evaluation will be made quarterly via Monthly Reports to accurately determine how many special needs children are treated and the exact nature of their special needs. 6) An evaluation will be made quarterly of the n er of 1 initial visit patients exhibiting Nursing Bottle Syndrome. ]) An evaluation will. be made quarterly to determine the number of children undergoing Preventive orthodontic therapy. d) An evaluation will be made quarterly to determine the number of children referred t0 local Orthodontists for comprehensive orthodontic treatment (full band and brackets).