MRAU
/
USDC
Outpatient
Dental
Clinic
MRAU
has
been
one
of
the
driving
forces
behind
the
establishment
of
the
USCD
Outpatient
Dental
Clinic
at
the
Utah
State
Developmental
Center.
The
project
has
been
approved
by
and
is
supported
by
the
Superintendent
at
USDC,
DSPD
State
Board,
DSPD
Executive
Director
and
the
Director,
Assistant
Director
and
the
Dental
Program
Director
of
the
Department
of
Health,
Division
of
Health
Care
Financing.
The
objective
of
the
Outpatient
Clinic
is
to
provide
comprehensive
dental
services
to
individuals
with
mental
retardation
and
developmental
disabilities
who
live
in
the
community
and
who
cannot
access
the
care
they
need.
However,
we
do
encourage
you
to
use
the
local
dentists
in
every
community
who
are
willing
and
have
the
expertise
to
serve
this
population.
The
Outpatient
Clinic
is
in
the
very
beginning
stages
of
development.
Therefore,
the
number
of
individuals
who
will
be
accepted
into
the
program,
in
the
beginning,
will
be
limited.
In
order
to
increase
the
number
of
patients
who
can
be
seen
at
the
clinic,
it
will
necessitate
increased
funding
resources,
another
full
time
dentist
or
the
use
of
volunteer
dentists
who
have
the
training
and
expertise
to
work
with
the
MR/DD
population
and
the
dental
team
support
staff.
We
have
made
great
progress
over
the
last
few
months
but
it
will
take
time
to
reach
our
ultimate
goal
and
objective
which
is
to
make
sure
every
individual
will
eventually
have
access
to
proper
dental
care.
We
ask
everyone
to
be
patient
and
do
all
they
can
to
help
us
be
successful.
If
we
had
adequate
funding
sources,
we
could
move
ahead
much
faster
than
we
are.
We
are
presently
working
with
Medicaid
and
the
legislature
to
try
and
get
the
dental
funding
restored
for
individuals
over
21
that
was
taken
away
last
year.
So
I
would
enlist
your
help
in
working
with
members
of
the
legislature,
foundations,
and
other
organizations
who
would
like
to
give
their
support
for
the
growth
and
development
of
this
clinic.
Read
the
full
outpatient
prospectus
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