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Mobile dental team says it served more than 600 Taylor County students, reports high cavity rates
Summary
A North Florida Medical mobile dental outreach representative told the Taylor County School Board the program treated more than 600 students last year, with unusually high numbers categorized as moderate and high risk for tooth decay; the team plans visits in October and winter and is opening a Madison dental clinic for follow-up care.
Betty Cable of North Florida Medical told the Taylor County School Board on Aug. 5 that the program’s mobile dental unit served students across Taylor County during the last school year and will return for visits in October and again in winter.
Cable said the outreach visited Taylor County Primary, Taylor County Elementary and Steinhatchee and that the program “served over 600 children.” She said 245 of those students were categorized as moderate risk and 309 were high risk for dental disease. Cable said the team placed sealants on more…
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