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2010-03-20 UC could oversee prison health

I am curious as to whether or not inmates in the prison system do any work to help defray costs and if not why not they are fully capable of working fields doing supervised construction work etc. Surely they are ot receiving all these social services at no cost to themselves if so where is the deterrent in that theory and how is it working for the state and also why are we not deporting the inmates who are not even legal citizens wouldnt it be far cheaper to export them than pay for their care in our over bureden overcrowded prison system I am just curious and would like some sort of input and by the way I could not agree more with Latino-Jim my wife was a nurse for 40 years and alot of those at a death row prison here in Texas plenty of stories of these useless drains on society Actions in life are a choice that we all make its too

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The Schwarzenegger administration wants to put the University of California in charge of state prison inmates medical needs in an overhaul of the troubled corrections healthcare system that could save usd. 12 billion over a decade, officials say. - Prisons news california medical care notliveweb arnold university of california schwarzenegger prisoners

2010-03-19 Ashland dentist offers alternative insurance program

An Ashland dentist has created an annual membership dental plan that bundles and discounts services, attempting to skirt the exclusions, deductibles, denials and long waits of insurance and to make dental care more accessible to the uninsured.

The plan costs usd. 254 a year, plus usd. 154 for each additional family member or domestic partner, and provides the 20 percent break on dental services without a cap, he notes, while most insurance plans cap at about usd. 1,500 a year. The bundled services, costing usd. 254, would run usd. 754 separately, he said, adding that his fee schedule for dental work is about average for the area.

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2010-03-18 Kalamazoo Shopper::Complete Article

Palchick explained that the Kalamazoo Community Foundation helped address this desire by providing portable dental equipment for a program that began in 2004. County dentists and hygienists would bring the equipment into KPS classrooms to provide preventative care appointments.

Bonnie Dykehouse, the county dental clinics program manager, said that outside of the Head Start program, the clinics services are directed by who is on schools free and reduced lunch programs.

The goal of the mobile clinic is to allow HCS to take dental care directly to people, significantly addressing challenges for many residents who have trouble getting to a fixed clinic site.

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2010-03-17 Dental Services to be Offered in Schools

Chaney says with a parents permission, kindergartners through seniors across an eight-county area will soon have the opportunity for free dental care.

Well be purchasing mobile dental equipment that we will wheel right into the school and provide dental screenings by a dentist, and that dentist will write orders for the preventive dentistry that our dental hygienist will be doing on-site in the schools," Chaney said.

What were wanting to do with the dental health program is to actually change a generation of thought, so that more folks begin to value dental health rather than just react to the problem," said Dennis Chaney, with the Barren River District Health Dept.

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Dental services will soon be inside schools and some day cares across south-central Kentucky - Dental Services to be Offered in Schools

2010-03-12 Man needing kidney transplant finds state program a hindrance Yakima Herald-Republic Online

Good luck and God Bless you Skip. If you can survive this bureaucratic mess, surely youll do well in getting and keeping your new kidney. I hope your journey through this mess helps someone else avoid all the mine fields. You are correct about dental care. It is a medical necessity yet is not covered by Medicare and the Medicaid coverage is a cruel joke since no dentists seem to be available. Thanks for coming forward with your story.

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2010-03-10 Save a Smile program receives usd. 400,000 Fond du Lac Reporter

It brought together financial support of key local community stakeholders, private, non-profit and public, to provide dental health care for children in Fond du Lac County. The objective of the Save a Smile Program is to provide preventive and restorative dental care to Fond du Lac County residents 18 years of age and younger covered by Medicaid.

The program coordinator, a registered dental hygienist, enrolls the child, assesses the childs overall oral health, provides patient education on good home oral health care and reinforces the importance of keeping scheduled appointments.

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In December, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus spending bill, which included a usd. 400,000 earmark for the Childrens Save a Smile Dental Program managed by Fond du Lac County. - FON-Local News Fond Du Lac WI News local news headlines stories world news

2010-03-09 2nd Annual Sedation Dentistry Week Hosted By DOCS Education To Coincide With Switch To Daylight Savings Time

Sedation dentistry, an increasingly popular method of receiving dental care, provides adult dental patients an anxiety-free, pain-free alternative to standard dental treatments. While ensuring that patients are the most comfortable theyve ever been before, during and after each visit, the first and foremost priority of sedation dentists is always patient safety.

For five days in , sedation dentists throughout the country joined with their team members during the inaugural Sedation Dentistry Safety Week to review key safety procedures that apply to each and every patient. These dedicated health care professionals also checked core safety equipment and supplies and spent time reminding patients of ways in which they can assist their dentists in making all dental visits both safe and enjoyable.

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PR: The second annual Sedation Dentistry Safety Week , coincides with the switch to daylight savings time when tens of millions of Americans reset their clocks and make the extra effort to check their smoke alarms. Once again this year, more than 10,000 dental professionals will participate - PRESS RELEASE

2010-03-08 Veterinary technologists assist licensed veterinarians with clinical work - NWjobs

Workers typically conduct clinical work under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian in a private practice, animal hospital or research facility. They may perform laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood counts, assist with dental care, prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, administer medication and more. Lifting, holding and restraining animals increase the risk of injury on the job.

Two-year and four-year veterinary technology programs in schools with American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation prepare students for a state exam for licensing.

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2010-03-06 Reform blueprint ignores dental care funding The Australian

The Enhanced Primary Care program -- also known as the Medicare chronic disease dental scheme -- is available to people with the chronic health conditions heart disease and diabetes, which are likely to be worsened by poor oral health.

The Medicare Teen Dental Program provides for a dental examination, cleaning and limited diagnostic and preventive treatments. If a family is unable to afford further treatment, teens must go on to public sector waiting lists.

Not all specialists back the DAP. Hans Zoellner, who chairs the Association for the Promotion of Oral Care and is an associate professor at the University of Sydney, argues that the commonwealth should bring dental care into Medicare.

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AS politicians, economists and health policy experts pick over the Rudd governments reform blueprint announced on Wednesday, a key group of healthcare professionals has little to consider. - Dental care funding care funding Reform blueprint fundamental role dentist

2010-03-05 Mobile dental clinic to start service in Kalamazoo County next week

For the first time, children will be able to get cavities filled instead of just their teeth cleaned at school, said Bonnie Dykehouse, the county dental clinics program manager.

The mobile clinic will target undeserved children whose families cannot afford dental care.

In future years, the clinic could expand to visit other school districts besides Kalamazoo, Dykehouse said. It is starting with KPS because the health department already has a dental program set up to serve the districts children.

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