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