Botts Elementary School Clinic—Menifee County
Since 1986, the Division of Pediatric Dentistry has conducted prevention and treatment services using a fixed school dental clinic (3 operatories) at Botts Elementary School in Menifee County. Pediatric dental faculty and dental students provide the services, one day per week during the school year. This part-time program was jointly developed and funded by the district health department, the state health department and the College of Dentistry.
Program Started: 1983
Target Population: Children of the poor and working poor
Staffing: UK Pediatric dental faculty, dental students, and a dental assistant provided by the health department
Services: Weekly clinics on Mondays (September to May) during the school year.
Counties Served to Date: Menifee County, Morgan County