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Wright County HHS reports 15,053 dental visits in 2024; internal fraud work yields large savings
Summary
Health and Human Services reported dental clinic statistics, a planned fiscal-host transfer for the dental position, phone and caseload volumes, and a tenfold increase in savings detected after hiring an internal fraud investigator.
Wright County Health and Human Services provided a data-rich update to commissioners on Feb. 4, reporting that the county’s community dental program recorded 15,053 patient visits in 2024, representing 6,190 unique individuals. Jamie, speaking for the department, said 45% of those patient visits were Wright County residents; 88% of patients used public programs and 52% of visits were for children. The program recorded 1,965 emergency dental visits in 2024.
Jamie told commissioners that because Wright…
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