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Contact Nina Ashford, DrPH, MPH of the HHS - Public Health Services at 240-777-4253 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures	Actual FY23	Actual FY24	Estimated FY25	Target FY26	Target FY27
Number of pediatric dental referrals to outside pediatric specialist ²	33	36	40	45	50
Number of pediatric encounters seen by pediatric specialist in house (excluding preventive treatment) ¹	2,544	2,874	3,000	3,300	3,600
Percent of children that complete their dental treatment plan ⁴	39%	16%	20%	20%	20%
Percent of appointments that are missed/cancelled ³	15%	17%	15%	15%	15%

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¹  The program expects more children to be screened as the dental program expands dental services in MCPS schools.
²  There has been a general increase in the number of children being treated in the dental program (FY23 - 2,691, FY24 - 2,926), especially those with complex medical cases, leading to an increase in the number of pediatric dental referrals to outside pediatric specialists in FY24. The program expects the number of referrals to increase as the program has begun providing dental services in MCPS schools.
³  Program staff successfully engaged clients to decrease the no-show rate, which is below what is expected for safety-net clinics.
⁴  This rate has decreased due to the number of complex cases that necessitate ongoing treatment. In FY24, 1,070 children were treated by the pediatric dentists.

Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended Changes	Expenditures	FTEs
FY25 Approved	$5,089,895	30
Enhance: Partner with Community Dental Practices to Serve 300 East County Residents Without Access to Dental Services	$300,000	0
Enhance: Continue Phase II of the Dental Program Conversion to Merit Staff Due to Performing the Same Function as County Permanent Staff (Partially Offset By Operating Expense Reduction)	$154,227	5
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.	($110,347)	0
FY26 Recommended	$5,433,775	35