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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
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DATE- September 30 , 1986 C
SUBJECT: Proclaim October 5-11 as Contra Costa County
Dental Hygiene Week and Honor Dental Hygienists
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . Recommended Action:
Proclaim October 5-11 as Dental Hygiene Week in Contra Costa
County in conjunction with National Dental Hygiene Week, and
to honor dental hygienists as preventive specialists contributing
to the dental health of Contra Costa residents by providing
an essential service for their total health.
II . Financial Impact:
None
III . Reasons for Recommendation:
Dental disease is the most prevalent health problem in school
age children and adults in Contra Costa County, due to a number
of factors, i.e. oral hygiene, supervision, eating patterns
and insufficient information. Dental hygienists as preventive
specialists contribute to the dental health of Contra Costa
residents by providing education, training and prophylaxis
in their effort to promote total health.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREISI:
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 7, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Wendel C. Brunner, M.D. ATTESTED
Kathleen Malloy, M.D.
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Linda Lilly, Health Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
BY ,DEPUTY
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