HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-12 91-309 ORDERDate eonat 32�e 1991 Item No. 91-309
Item/Subject: MCµ GRANT—LgDUCREN•S DBPTAL CLIMC
Responsible Department: Health and Nalfare
Commentary:
This is the renewal of the BIDS Berardi which the City of Bangoe has with
the Department of Mmen Services for support of the Children•a Dental
aside. For the first time the DeMlaresM, of µman Services is awardLsg
grants on a two year renewal basis. This Brent covers the period from
July is 1991 to June 30, 1993. The total amount of the grant is $32,000
($16rC0)/:Vear). -
The clinic offices a fall range of pediateie dereal care Including all
forms of restorative treatment, sealants and preventive dental education
to low income children between the ages of 0 am Ig years (or gradvatdon
from high schooll.`who reside in the City of Ranger. Funding sentence
Include the Brandt, Medicaid, General Assistance aM the General Fund.
For your information I have attached the Fer95eet Steel page Finer the
grant packet.
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91-309
Asoignedto Qummaor Bragg, August 12, 1991
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (Drbtra Avtbarising the city Manager.N Txacote. a. Grant. agreement
With the Maine Department of Human Services — ChIbiren's Dental Clinic
as w an Coanatt of as ofaapor:
ORDERED,
TWT the City Managerr on behalf of the City of Bangort is hereby
authorised and directed to execute a Grant Agreement with the Maine
Department of Human Services, a copy of whioh is on file in the Office
of the City Clerk, and to take all other necessary actions including
execution of documents and contracts, for the purposes of providing +
services to patients seen at the Children's Denial Clinic.
91-309
ORDER
In City Council August 12,1991 Title,
itle,
Authorising the City Manager t0 Rtecute
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a Grant Agreement Mth the Plaine Department of
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City Clerk
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SMAO OF RMTH Orent Mtee: 07-01-91 to 06-30-92
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PWWT sHHO66y: 1bt21 pediatric dental care including all £ome of restorative
treatment, sealants and prevertive dental edus tion are Provided, fLiil unl care
redsn for cot ing oral hygiene instruction and frequent fluoride applicatfms.
SRgical invc U[es, �S, spare IIHIIItenanCe, suV and lam stop
sarin are done within the office. Vary little speciality work is referred to other
practitioners. Interesting rases are photo docaamRed for research ad classravm
use, they special needs children are treated: tory infants ad neamms, dental
Phobics of all ages, children with �ior management prrblm in t A al chair,
children with fetal alc l syndmie, chdldren that have been tmlestsd or beaten by
their parent a l/or by other health professionals iocludi q deMlsts, children with
cerebral palsey, children with severe rental retardation, children tat are ] ifq
treated for active ra�ous lesions, leubatia and aids, children with severe
craniofacial atannmlities ami/or physical deformities and children with cleft 14m...
and cleft palates that my or my not be unar ng trent with the prcpaz:-
mdical tars necessa^ to treat their Wpitims.
9 Clinic also operates the second largest school dental health �tien program
in mine, serving approxivetely 2,600 thildreh in grades K thr:x n S. F3ch'of tic
seven elementary schools are sch uled for dental hsalu education lecbues. •Aese
lectures are on a variety of subject areas and are grade specific. At theme
fol(studew ave dentrts 1 needs, individual oral saeertinn9s are perf=wul a
tln results are sent Mee to thiec gents. Under the stgatvisim of a teacher, a
weekly fluoride mouth ince Program is offered to students that ave psrental pemission.
At the ed of each school year the Clinic conducts a MF survey to measure the
effectiveess of tic school program.
she clinic or Zes aci p ticilates in mny local everts-.pvvmting dental Malth
throughout the year. 9 staff senors as Faculty Associates for the IA sity
college Dental Health Program which uses, the clinic as a training. facility.