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Dental Services

I. Specialized Dental Clinical Service Programs for Children - (Hospital-Based)

• University of Kentucky Children's Hospital Dental Program
The UK College of Dentistry conducts and provides all specialized pediatric dental services, inpatient and outpatient at UK Children's Hospital..
Funding sources: Clinical services income, University of Kentucky, UK Hospital, and Children's Miracle Network.

II. Specialized and Primary Dental Clinical Service Programs For Children - (Outpatient)

• Kentucky Clinic Dental Program, UK Medical Center
The UK College of Dentistry conducts and provides all specialized pediatric dental services, in the Kentucky Clinic, the outpatient health facility of the University of Kentucky Medical Center. This includes the provision of services for dental patients with special needs. (physical, medical and other special needs)
Funding sources: Clinical services income, University of Kentucky, UK Hospital, and Children's Miracle Network.

• Kentucky Clinic North Dental Program, Lexington, KY
The UK College of Dentistry provides primary dental services at an indigent care clinic serving north Lexington.
Funding sources: Clinical services income, Health Associates of Kentucky and University of Kentucky.

• Kentucky Clinic South Dental Program
The UK College of Dentistry provides primary and specialized pediatric dental services as part of an outpatient clinical facility serving south Lexington.
Funding sources: Clinical services income, Health Associates of Kentucky and University of Kentucky.

III. Specialized and Primary Dental Clinical Service Programs - (School-Based)

• "Seal Kentucky"
The UK College of Dentistry conducts a mobile dental sealant program providing on-site dental screening and preventive dental sealant services at eastern Kentucky elementary schools. Funding sources: Robinson Trust, University of Kentucky and clinical services income, State of Kentucky.

• East Kentucky Mobile Dental Program
The UK College of Dentistry provides dental prevention and treatment services on-site at elementary schools in central and eastern Kentucky.
Funding sources:
    Initial Purchase of Mobile Dental Van and operational start-up:
        Steele Reese Foundation
        Kentucky Colonels
        Appalachian Regional Commission
        Chatles Foundation
        Christian Appalachian Project
    Current Funding:
        Clinical services income
        University of Kentucky
        State Maternal and Child Health Grant

• Western Kentucky Mobile Program
The UK College of Dentistry provides dental prevention and treatment services on-site at nine elementary schools in three western Kentucky counties (Fulton, Marshall and Hopkins).
Funding sources:
    Initial Purchase of Mobile Dental Van and operational start-up:
        UK Medical Center
        Marshall County Fiscal Court
        Hopkins County Health Department
        Fulton County Health Department
        Cabinet for Human Resources
    Current Funding:
        Clinical services income
        University of Kentucky
        Marshall County Fiscal Court
        Hopkins County Health Department
        Fulton County School System

• "Ronald McDonald" Mobile Dental Program
The UK College of Dentistry in partnership with Ronald McDonald Foundation provide on-site services at underserved preschools and elementary schools in Fayette and surrounding counties. Dental services will be provided as part of comprehensive school health programs that are being developed at these schools, also with funding assistance from Ronald McDonald.
Funding sources:
    Initial Purchase of mobile van:
        Ronald McDonald Foundation (Lexington and Central Kentucky)
    Projected operational support:
        Clinical services income
        University of Kentucky
        Other grants and contracts

IV. School-Based Dental Clinics in Rural Kentucky

• Botts Elementary School, Menifee County
Since 1986, the UK College of Dentistry (Pediatric Dentistry) has provided prevention and treatment services one day per week in a fixed school dental clinic (3 operatories) at Botts Elementary School in Menifee County.
Funding source:
    Gateway District Health Department
    University of Kentucky
    Clinical services income

• Fulton County Elementary School, Fulton County
The UK College of Dentistry operates a fixed dental clinic (2 operatories) as part of a school health clinic in Fulton County, a dentally underserved county in Western Kentucky.
Funding source:
    Initial funding
        UK College of Dentistry
        Local county contributions
        ADHEC Dental Corporation (dental development donation)
        Other Grants and Contracts
    Projected operational support
        Clinical services income
        University of Kentucky
        Other grants and contracts