Funding for a mobile oral health clinic in Utah is included in a bill approved this week by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) announced.
The Fiscal Year 2011 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act will fund many Utah initiatives requested by Bennett, including $500,000 for the Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) to operate a mobile oral health clinic.
UMEC, the group charged with ensuring Utah's healthcare workforce meets citizens' needs, will work in conjunction with the Utah Family Dental Plan and University of Utah Dental Program to provide sustainable oral health services to underserved areas in rural and urban Utah.
The Appropriations Committee approved more than $4 million in funding for projects Bennett requested to improve healthcare, expand educational opportunities, and support economic development initiatives in Utah.
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