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Why 'Kids in the Klinic'?
A fundamental human need is served by routine dental care. When your teeth are healthy and you smile at someone, they SMILE BACK. Children who smile with confidence are afforded more self esteem. They become successful students. They have an enhanced self-worth. They are invited to participate in society more fully. They become better job candidates.
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The mission of the Kids in the Klinic is to raise funds to provide dental services to children who are under-served, including those with special needs and/or extensive medical problems such as AIDS, HIV and other debilitating conditions.
Kids in the Klinic's goal is to create an endowment of $2 Million which will ensure on-going dental care for children at the Hutto Patterson Pediatric Clinic at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry for many years to come.
Some important facts about the Hutto Patterson Pediatric Clinic:
- The clinic sees about 1,000 children a year, accounting for 5,850 patient visits annually.
- The average annual cost of treatment per patient is $220 which means the total cost to run the program is $325,000..
- The average patient would have spent $533 annually, or a total of $800,000 a year without the clinic.
- Demographic information for youth seen at the clinic:
- 50% Hispanic
- 20% Asian
- 15% African American
- 15% Caucasian
- The clinic helps disadvantaged families reduce the cost of their dental care