Any child in Allegany
County is eligible up to and including eighteen (18) years
of age who has a valid Medical Assistance card from a Managed
Care Organization (MCO) with whom the Health Department has
an active contract.
Any child
in Allegany County is eligible up to and including eighteen
(18) years of age with Red and White Medical Assistance Card
and is not a member of an MCO.
Appointments are scheduled for the clinic.
Educational
Services
Preparation
for Childbirth Classes
A dental presentation
is offered to expectant parents during speaker night for the
Preparation for Childbirth at the Western Maryland Health System
WIC
Dental education
materials are offered to families in this program.
Elementary
Schools and Head Start
Dental education
presentations are offered by teachers' request.
Adults
Extractions are
offered to low income adults on a sliding fee scale including
adults who have a MCO/MA card or Medical Assistance card. The
clinic is held the 2nd Thursday of each month.
Appointments are scheduled for this clinic.
School
Programs
First
Grade Screening Program
First grade screenings
are offered to first graders in Allegany County during the school
year. The dental team visits each school and a screening report
is sent home with the child.
Fluoride
mouth rinse
The program is
offered to 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders who attend schools in
non fluoridated areas (Flintstone, George's Creek, Mt. Savage,
and Westernport). During the school year the children swish
with a .2% neutral sodium fluoride solution once a week. The
program is voluntary.
Special
Grants
Oral
Prevention Grant
School based dental
sealant program offers dental sealants to children in 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd grades who attend the Allegany County Schools. The dental
sealants are offered at no cost to the parent. Portable dental
equipment is taken to each school and the dentist provides an
exam for each child with parent permission. The dental team
applies dental sealants to the children's teeth.
Head
Start
Dental
screenings are offered to Head Start children
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For more information contact the Dental Program at (301) 759-5030.
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