Dental van summary

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but the missed visits resulted from the permit loss rather than patient no-shows, and the ER visits indicate significant unmet need. *Note:* I framed the staff view as an opinion rather than a finding because the patients were booked and the cancellations were on our end. If you have actual no-show data from prior seasons, adding it would let the board weigh that claim directly.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen. Of those patients, 22 have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain, a costly outcome that suggests unmet need. Staff believe many of these patients were unlikely to keep their appointments, but this view is not yet supported by attendance data, and restoring the parking permit should be treated as a priority. *Note:* I framed the staff view as an opinion rather than a finding because the ER visits point the other way. Patients seeking emergency care for tooth pain were actively looking for treatment. If you have past no-show rates for this population, adding them would let the board weigh that claim directly.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, though these visits were lost to the permit issue, not to missed appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. Because of the permit loss, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, though their visits did not happen because the van could not operate.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but these appointments were missed because the van could not operate.

The mobile dental van ran only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring because the county pulled our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen. Since then, 22 of those patients have gone to the ER for tooth pain, which points to real unmet need and avoidable emergency care. Some staff believe these patients were noncompliant and would have missed their appointments anyway, but the available data doesn't support that, since the missed care resulted from the permit loss rather than patient no-shows. If you have historical no-show rates for the van, adding them would let you confirm or rule out the staff's concern.

**Board Summary** This spring the mobile dental van operated on only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days (47%) after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them (about 36%) have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients were noncompliant and would have missed their appointments anyway, but no data presented supports that view, and the ER visits suggest real unmet need. **Note:** I included the staff opinion because the board may hear it, but I labeled it as unsupported. If you have no-show rates for past clinic days, adding them would let the board judge that claim for itself. If you'd rather leave the opinion out, I can replace the last sentence with a recommended next step, such as restoring the permit.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring because the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated on only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients are noncompliant and would not have kept their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients are noncompliant and would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county pulled our parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county pulled our parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have attended their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. The county pulled our parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe those patients would not have kept their appointments even without the permit loss.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county pulled the van’s parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments regardless.

Due to the county revoking our parking permit in April, the mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. Consequently, 61 booked patients were left unseen, with 22 of them subsequently seeking emergency room treatment for acute tooth pain. Although staff have suggested these individuals would have missed their visits due to general noncompliance, the service disruption directly coincided with significant downstream healthcare utilization.

Due to the county revoking our parking permit in April, the mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. This disruption left 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom have since sought emergency room care for acute tooth pain. While staff attributed the missed care to anticipated patient noncompliance, the resulting emergency department visits highlight a critical service gap and an urgent operational issue to address.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff reported an assumption that these patients would not have attended their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since sought emergency room care for tooth pain. Staff noted an assumption that these patients would not have attended their appointments regardless.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county pulled its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have noted an assumption that patients would not have attended their scheduled appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county pulled the parking permit in April. Consequently, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff noted an assumption that these patients would not have attended their scheduled appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. However, staff believe these patients are noncompliant and would not have attended their appointments regardless of the cancellations.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 scheduled patients went unseen, 22 of whom have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. However, staff believe these patients are generally noncompliant and likely would not have attended their appointments regardless of the closure.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. Because of the canceled clinics, 61 patients with booked appointments were not seen, and 22 of them have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff expressed concern that these patients might have missed their appointments regardless of the permit issue.

The mobile dental van ran for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked our parking permit in April, 61 patients with scheduled appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff noted an expectation that these patients might not have attended their appointments even if the clinic had operated.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county revoked our parking permit in April. Because of the cancelled clinics, 61 patients with booked appointments were not seen, and 22 of them later visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff expressed the view that these patients would not have attended their appointments regardless of the permit issue.

The mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients could not be seen, and 22 of those patients have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff expressed the view that these patients might have missed their appointments regardless of the permit issue.

The mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled spring clinic days due to the revocation of our county parking permit. This disruption resulted in 61 missed appointments, 22 of which escalated to emergency room visits for tooth pain. While staff attribute these outcomes to patient noncompliance, the loss of access has created a significant gap in care.

The mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled spring clinic days due to the revocation of our county parking permit. This disruption resulted in 61 missed appointments, 22 of which escalated to emergency room visits for tooth pain. While staff attribute these outcomes to patient noncompliance, the loss of access has created a significant gap in care.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to be seen, and 22 of those individuals later visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff report that some of these patients may not have attended their appointments regardless of the permit status.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to be seen, and 22 of those individuals later visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff report that some of these patients may not have attended their appointments regardless of the permit status.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to be seen, and 22 of those individuals later sought emergency room care for tooth pain. Staff report that some of these patients may have missed their appointments regardless of the permit status.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to be seen, and 22 of those individuals later sought emergency room care for tooth pain. Staff report that some of these patients may have missed their appointments regardless of the permit status.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen. Of those, 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain, indicating substantial unmet dental need. Staff have characterized these patients as noncompliant and unlikely to have kept their appointments, though the ER utilization data suggests otherwise—a discrepancy the board may wish to examine.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring (47%), after the county revoked our parking permit in April. The disruption left 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom—more than a third—have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have attributed the missed visits to patient noncompliance, but those ER trips suggest many patients were actively seeking care they could no longer access through the van. One note: I framed the noncompliance claim as staff opinion rather than fact, since the ER data cuts against it—happy to provide a strictly neutral version if you'd prefer.

The mobile dental van completed 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have questioned whether those patients would have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, after the county pulled our parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe many of those patients would not have kept their appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients went unseen as a result, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have suggested these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, though the ER visits suggest otherwise. *Note: I kept the staff view attributed as their view rather than stated as fact, since the record shows these appointments were lost to the permit withdrawal, not to missed visits.*

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 have since sought emergency-room care for tooth pain. Staff have suggested that some patients may not have kept their appointments, but this explanation has not been substantiated and should not replace addressing the access disruption.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county withdrew its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have suggested noncompliance may have contributed to missed care, but this assumption should be evaluated alongside the access disruption caused by the permit loss.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients did not receive care, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe some of these patients may not have kept their appointments, but the missed clinic days prevented them from receiving scheduled care.

The mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county withdrew our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients did not receive care, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff questioned whether some patients would have kept their appointments, but the available information does not establish that; the permit loss prevented the scheduled clinics from operating.

The mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county withdrew our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to receive care, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff questioned whether some patients would have kept their appointments, but the missed visits followed the loss of the permit.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were unable to receive care, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have suggested that some patients may not have kept their appointments, but this has not been confirmed.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, and the county’s April parking-permit revocation left 61 booked patients unseen. Of those patients, 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments, but the information provided documents an access barrier—not evidence of patient noncompliance.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county’s withdrawal of the parking permit in April left 61 booked patients unseen; 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff speculation that these patients would not have kept their appointments is unsupported by the information provided and should not obscure the documented barrier to care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county pulled our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff speculate that these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had taken place.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run, but that is an assumption, not an established finding.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but this is an assumption, not a documented finding.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, after the county withdrew its parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients went unseen, and 22 later visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe some patients might not have kept their appointments, but that assumption is unverified and does not change the need to assess barriers to care.

The mobile dental van held 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county withdrew its parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients were not seen, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe some patients may not have attended regardless, but that has not been established.

The mobile dental van held 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county withdrew the parking permit in April, 61 people with booked appointments did not receive care, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled the van’s parking permit in April, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen; 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van held 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen; 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe the patients would not have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have questioned whether all 61 patients would have kept their appointments.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, with service disrupted after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of those patients have since visited the ER for tooth pain. The documented issue is a loss of access to care; staff assumptions that these patients would not have kept their appointments are unsupported by the information provided.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, with service disrupted by the county’s April withdrawal of its parking permit. That loss of access left 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff assumptions that these patients would have missed their appointments are unsubstantiated and should not obscure the documented access barrier.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have attended their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but no evidence supporting that view was provided.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen; 22 of those patients have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had taken place.

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them later went to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe those patients are noncompliant and would not have kept the appointments anyway, but that view is not supported by the missed-visit and ER data.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them later sought emergency care for tooth pain. Staff believe those patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but that view is an assumption, not evidence, and should not obscure the access gap created by the canceled clinics.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. In April, the county pulled our parking permit, so 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff say these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. In April, the county pulled our parking permit, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have said they believe these patients would not have kept the appointments.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. In April, the county pulled our parking permit, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have said they believe these patients would not have kept their appointments.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. In April, the county pulled our parking permit, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have said these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but the visits did not happen because the permit was withdrawn, not because patients declined care.

The mobile dental van ran only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them—more than a third—have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff attribute the missed visits to patient noncompliance, but the ER data points to genuine unmet need rather than disengagement, a distinction the board may want to weigh.

The mobile dental van ran only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, primarily because the county pulled our parking permit in April. That disruption left 61 booked patients without care, and 22 of them—more than a third—have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. While staff attribute the missed visits to patient noncompliance, the ER data undercuts that assumption: these patients had urgent needs and actively sought care elsewhere, which suggests the service gap, not patient behavior, is the issue the board needs to address.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the van had run.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff have suggested these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but that is speculation; the documented cause of the missed visits is the lost permit, and the 61 patients had booked and were expecting care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had run.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients are noncompliant and would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county pulled our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients are noncompliant and would not have kept their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. The county pulled our parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff raised a concern that some patients might not have kept their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff expressed doubt that some patients would have kept their appointments, though the appointments could not take place after the permit was pulled.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff questioned whether all 61 would have kept their appointments, but the appointments were not held because the permit was pulled, not because patients declined care.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have raised a concern that some patients might not have kept their appointments, though those appointments could not take place after the permit was pulled.

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. Consequently, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them later visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Although some staff view these patients as noncompliant and unlikely to have kept their appointments, the missed visits and ER utilization highlight a serious gap in access to care.

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them subsequently sought emergency room care for tooth pain. Although some staff believe these patients were noncompliant and would have missed their appointments regardless, the lost clinic days directly disrupted care for dozens of patients.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them later went to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe those patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe those patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. Sixty-one booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff questioned whether those patients would have kept their appointments, but the lost clinic days trace back to the permit loss, not patient behavior.

The county pulled the van’s parking permit in April, so it ran only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. Sixty-one booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them later visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff characterized the patients as noncompliant and said they would not have kept their appointments anyway.