HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2006.10.19 - 28286REPORT (misc. 106188) October 19, 2006
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #06188 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OAKLAND COUNTY
DISCOUNT DENTAL PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#06188 on October 9, 2006, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Patterson absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 06188
BY: Commissioners Marcia Gershenson, District #17 and Eileen T. KowaII, District #6
RE: Board of Commissioners — Oakland County Discount Dental Program
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division is a recognized leader in public health
and its mission is to protect the community through health promotion, disease
prevention and protection of the environment; and
WHEREAS it is widely recognized that oral health is an important part of one's overall
health status; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that nearly one-third of all adults in the United States have
untreated tooth decay; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has established a goal to reduce the proportion of adults in
Oakland County with untreated tooth decay by the year 2010; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division's Dental Program provides dental
services for low income County residents who have no dental insurance; and
WHEREAS the criteria to participate in the current Oakland County Health Division
Dental Program is that you must be an Oakland County resident, have no dental
insurance or Medicaid, and qualify based on income; and
WHEREAS Macomb County launched a new $69 per year discount dental program in
August 2006, with a very positive response from their residents. Over 1,100 applications
were downloaded from the county website within 24 hours of the initial press coverage
announcing the launch of the program and 2,800 were downloaded within two weeks of
the launch; and
WHEREAS at least 40 Michigan counties, including Genesee, Muskegon, Saginaw,
Kalamazoo and St. Joseph offer a similar program for their residents through Benefit
Control Methods (BCM); and
WHEREAS the Macomb County dental plan is reported to save the average enrolled
family between $900 and $1,100 per year on dental procedures. The program also
reports providing members with cost certainty and discounts of approximately 35% from
usual and customary fees; and
WHEREAS participants in the plan can save approximately 20% to 50% on a
comprehensive list of dental procedures, including preventative, restorative,
endodontics, oral surgery, crowns, root canals, dentures and orthodontics; and
WHEREAS under the proposed plan, participants must choose a dentist from a
providers list, but any dentist can easily become a provider; and
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WHEREAS every reasonable effort should be made by Oakland County to make
affordable dental services available to residents regardless of age or income level; and
WHEREAS initiating a similar program to provide an affordable and easily accessible
dental program would be a significant asset to Oakland County families, regardless of
age or income.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners recognize the benefit to individuals, senior citizens and families of
making a discount dental program available that does not have age or income
restrictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioner's
hereby directs staff to issue a Request for Proposals to establish an affordable Discount
Dental Program for Oakland County residents.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Resolution #06188 September 21, 2006
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk
Resolution #06188 October 19, 2006
Moved by Palmer supported by Coleman the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda, be adopted.
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory, Jamian, KowaII, Long,
Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Wilson, Woodward,
Zack, Bullard. (22)
NAY: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda, were adopted.
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I OM APPROVE THE FOREGO'S REIM
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on October 19, 2006,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 19th day of October, 2006.