Board accepts oral‑health report and agrees to elevate dental access as a department priority

Board members considered a staff‑prepared oral‑health survey focused on children’s dental status and access to services. The board discussed whether to adopt a formal Board of Health resolution; members who reviewed a draft decided not to pursue an official resolution but to elevate the topic as a department priority.

A board member moved that “the oral health report submitted to the board of health by full health staff be accepted and that we support their efforts to improve oral health.” The motion received a second from Ravinder and passed unanimously.

Members characterized the report as data‑driven and noted substantial gaps in access and preventive care for children. The board asked staff to continue developing plans and actions to address the findings and to prioritize oral‑health work in departmental planning and implementation.

No new funding or specific program commitments were voted on at the meeting; the action was to accept the report and formally note board support for departmental efforts to act on the report’s findings.