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MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Utah health centers are getting more than a million dollars in federal funds to expand access to oral health care services at four public health clinic locations.
The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/295pdr0 ) that the $1.4 million will be divided between the Carbon Medical Service Association, Southwest Utah Community Health Center in St. George, Utah Navajo Health System in Montezuma Creek, and the Mid-Valley Health Center.
Executive director Kurt Micka of the Utah Partners for Health, which runs the Midvale clinic, says an internal assessment found that nearly half of all children and adults screened had prior tooth decay or untreated cavities.
He hopes to provide cleanings, exams, X-rays, sealants and fluoride treatments at the Midvale clinic.
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