City Council Resolution 2020-31CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2020-31
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WRIGHT DENTAL SERVICES BONDING
INFRASTRUCTURE
Affirming Wright County's support for state capital investments for non-profit dental clinic co -
located with other government services for low income people with Medicaid or no dental
insurance.
WHEREAS, the Wright County Public Health Task Force has identified dental care as a
top public health priority for Wright County and the surrounding region; and
WHEREAS, approximately 14,000 low income Wright County residents and 55,000
residents of surrounding counties receive their health insurance through Medical Assistance; and
WHEREAS, Wright County's dental health system does not have the capacity to
adequately serve low income patients due in part to low reimbursement rates, lack of available
providers, and sporadic availability of non-profit services; and
WHEREAS, a 2018 community health survey found that 24% of respondents had
delayed or not received needed dental care, with affordability and/or insurance coverage being
cited as key contributing factors; and
WHEREAS, individuals with untreated dental disease can experience a range of poor
outcomes including serious infection and pain, overuse of antibiotics and pain medication,
increased complications associated with other chronic diseases including diabetes and cardiac
disease, missed work and school, and financial duress; and
WHEREAS, the gaps in the dental health system are not only damaging to individuals
and their families, but also result in an inefficient use health care through increased use of
emergency room care and serious complications of chronic disease; and
WHEREAS, 1,800 patients visited the emergency rooms in Buffalo and Monticello
between 2015-2018; and
WHEREAS, Wright has an opportunity to improve access to dental care for low income
individuals in the Central Minnesota region through its investment in new permanent dental
home run by Community Dental Care; and
WHEREAS, Wright. County is partnering with Community Dental Care to operate a
6,200 square foot, 12 operatory dental clinic that will serve an estimated 7,000 patients a year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Wright County supports state capital investments of
$2,000,000 for the build out of a non-profit dental clinic co -located in the County's new
Government Center.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, upon passage, this resolution be forwarded to the
Governor, the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, the Chairs and Ranking
Minority Members of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, the House Capital Investment
Division, and to the members of the State Legislature representing Wright County.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 23rd day of March, 2020.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Brian Stumpf, M) or
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ATTEST:
Jeff O'Neill, City Administrator