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Tooth Talk: Sealant Clinic a Success By Mary Ellen Vblansky, RDH, MS Foremost I would like to voice ap preciation for the work so many people provide for this successful clinic. The people who work to make this clinic pos sible are hardworking, conscientious and fun to work with. So firm and gentle pats (as in pats on the back) go forth to each of the follow ing: Sara Bell, who worked with Maggie Norton from Human Resources (thank you, Michele Rowan, for sharing her work time for this clinic), they both worked with the students to coordinate paperwork and students and then collected and added up the numbers (which 1'11 get to later); Jason Werth, transportation specialist, safely connected students with their destinations; Judy Line from Siletz Val ley School (SVS), was monitor (at times solicitor) of students for this clinic; and Wendi Schamp soothed our grumbling stomachs by coordinating nourishing lunches during the three days. Because of the work of those men tioned above, the Dental staff was able to see 180 students (a 69 percent increase over our best year, 2008, at 127 students) and provide sealants for 1,200 teeth. We all are so pleased with the huge student participation this year. The Dental staff who took part in this clinic include Drs. Molly Francis and Matthew Winkle; dental assistants Bobby Foley, Alison Noble, Bonnie McAlpine, Diane Tripp and Misty Reed; and me as the dental hygienist. Hours of preparation occur before a clinic can even invite a patient to show up. One job Dr. Francis has done for three years is secure donations from the American Dental Association. Then there are parent permissions to obtain, health histories to collect, letters to write, dental materials to order, student schedules to coordinate, etc. If all these dental services were pur chased (1,200 sealants, 180 examinations, 180 fluoride varnishes and 180 home care kits), the cost would be about $75,900. Looks like a huge sum of money - and it is. What does it all mean? Prevention is saving time (lost class room time, lost work time, time just not feeling well, etc.), pain (toothaches, fevers and all-around grumpiness) and money (cost of taking time off from work or school, cost of driving to the dentist, increased insurance rates, etc.). It’s saving to see others. This allows for providing more services. As 1 said, everyone ben efits, but how does this happen when the Dental staff spends so much time? What would it cost to not provide this preventive service? With a one-surface fill ing, the cost to fill that cavity would be $ 150 (a two-surface filling would cost $190). One study showed that after nine years of study, there is a 77 percent decay rate in teeth without sealants. Seventy-seven percent of 1,200 teeth would be decay in 924 teeth. The cost of filling one surface 924 times would be $ 138,600. Add in the examination and the x-ray fee to diagnose this decay and you have an additional cost of $18,000 ($156,600 total). This is more than double the cost of prevention! This is how there is a pos sibility for insurance rates to go down or maybe just not go up - with prevention. There were other winners this year. The clinic gave away five electric tooth brushes to Nick Jacobson, second grade; Skylar Larson, sixth grade; Tyler Gordon, 12th grade; Trevor Norton, kindergarden; and Lilanni Hicks, fifth grade. Thank you all. The proposed ordinance will be posted on the Tribe's website/ Tribal member section (www. ctsi.nsn.us) for Tribal member review. Comments should be sent, in writing, prior to the close of business on June 1, 2010, to: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, c/o Cathem Tufts, Tribal Attorney, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. 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Native Club at Cheme- keta Community College and I’m also a Grand Ronde Tribal member and I’m encouraging Native students to stop by the Multicultural Center and introduce themselves to me. The mission is to en hance the intellectual, social, cultural and eco nomic values of our Native students. The many contributions of the Native community needs to be shared with our campus community. «......... <.................................. Manager: Tammy Viles • N.W. Native Club Proposed Limited Waiver of Siletz Tribal Sovereign Immunity Ordinance Review f................. ................ 12 K Alfred Lane Jr. (left) of National City, Calif., and Herman Hudson Jr. of Grand Ronde, Ore., enjoy a game of golf over the winter in National City, Calif May 2010
