Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #368FY0102

Expanding Dental Services TO Indigent

Requester:

Mickey Presha

Organization:

Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc.

Project Title:

Expanding Dental Services TO Indigent

Date Submitted:

1/12/2002 3:16:24 PM

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

Statewide Interest:

To provide dental services to indigent, for healthier citizens.

Recipient:

Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc

Contact:

Mickey Presha

12214 US Hwy 301 North

Contact Phone:

(941) 776-1232 225

Parrish, FL 34219

Counties:

Manatee

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

There is a tremendous demand for Dental services to the uninsured, financially challenged and indigent population in Manatee and DeSoto Counties.� There are only 3 Dental Practices in Manatee County that see more than 100 Medicaid patients per year.� MCRHS has the lion's share of patients with over 2200 people annually.� Our dentists conduct nearly 6000 patients visits per year.� Currently there is a 6 week waiting period for New Adult patients to be seen and an 8 week wait for children.� Medicaid only pays for extractions for adults, so the need for discounted comphrehensive dental services is even greater for adults.� MCRHS is the only Dental Office in Manatee County that offers a sliding fee scale for financially eligible patients.� There is a need to fund additional Dental professionals and Operatories for Dental services at MCRHS.� An additional Dentist, a hygeneist, and 2 more operatories will allow us to increase our patient contact to nearly 10,000 per year.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Increase the dental services available to needy patients in Manatee County.� An additional 1200-1500 patients could be served in Manatee County.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$187,000

Total cost of the project:

$2,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

None

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

There are statistics at the national,� state, local level that illustrate the lack of dental service

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Manatee County Legisaltive Delegation

Meeting Date:

12/12/2001