| |
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1160 |
| Dentistry Service Learning in Leon and Gadsden Counties |
| |
| Requester: |
Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH |
Organization: |
UF College of Dentistry |
| |
| Project Title: |
Dentistry Service Learning in Leon and Gadsden Counties |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 3:29:30 PM |
| |
| Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Lawson |
| |
| Statewide Interest: |
| The state will benefit in cost savings for health care and dental care when preventive dental care is provided to the residents of these counties |
| |
| Recipient: |
UF College of Dentistry |
|
Contact: |
Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH |
|
| |
1600 SW Archer Road |
|
Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-2911 |
|
| |
Gainesville 32610 |
|
Contact email: |
tdolan@dental.ufl.edu |
| |
| Counties: |
Alachua, Gadsden, Leon |
| |
| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
|
| |
| Project Description: |
| This funding would allow collaboration with Tallahassee Community College Dental Hygiene Program, the Leon County Health Department, the Gadsden County Health Department and the Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC) to develop a learning program for dental students to provide dental services for underserved children and adults in Leon and Gadsden Counties. Many people in these counties are dramatically underserved in oral health needs. Oral health is integral to general health. Tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease- 5 times more common than asthma and 7 times more common than hay fever. Employed adults lose more that 164 million hours of work each year due to dental disease or dental visits. Most adults show signs of periodontal or gum diseases. Recent reseach shows an association between chronic oral infections and heart and lung diseases, stroke, and low-birth weight, premature births. |
| |
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
| |
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved access to dental care, improved oral health (decreased levels of tooth decay and gum disease), increased use of dental preventive services (sealants, cleaning) for underserved children and adults in Leon and Gadsden Counties. |
| |
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$399,720 |
| |
| Total cost of the project: |
$399,720 |
| |
| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
| |
| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
| |
Cash Amount |
$ |
|
| |
| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
|
No |
| |
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
|
Yes |
|
Amount: |
$359,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
| |
| 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? |
Yes |
| |
Documentation: |
US Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health, 2002 |
| |
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
|
Yes |
| |
Hearing Body: |
Alachua County Legislative Delegation Mtg. |
| |
Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2005 |
| |
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
|
No |
