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Monterey County
Overview of Findings
A number of community organizations collaborate to provide an oral health safety net for low income children in Monterey County. The Health Department, public school system, and other community non-profits work together to ensure young children receive the oral care they need.
One of the programs involved is Community Oral Health Services of Monterey County. They offer dental services and education to children ages 0-5 years and pregnant woman. The program provides dental disease prevention workshops, dental screenings for children, referrals to dental services, and assistance with dental care coverage and insurance enrollment.
Community Oral Health Services has taken a lead role in providing screenings for Oral Health Assessments for children entering the public school system. Staff attends “Back to School Nights” to screen children, and case managers are assigned to children who need follow-up treatment. Although a number of schools utilize the program’s services, not all administrators have taken advantage of the program.
Data
The following links lead to visual representations of the data collected in the surveys for this county. Maps in the 'slideshow' have accompanying text that helps explain what is visually taking place as well as comparing the results of this county's maps to the results for the rest of the region. The PDF maps have no explanation text and are only the visual image.
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- 2007 Hispanic % with projected dental practices currently serving DentiCal patients
- 2007 Median Household Income with projected dental practices currently serving DentiCal patients
- 2007 Population Density with projected dental practices currently serving DentiCal patients