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 visited the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but the cancellations were caused by the permit loss, and the ER visits point to unmet need rather than disinterest. *Note:* I framed the staff view carefully because the data doesn't support it. These patients had booked appointments, and over a third later sought emergency care. Presenting "noncompliance" as fact could steer the board away from fixing the permit issue. If you'd rather leave the staff view out entirely, the first two sentences plus a recommendation (e.g., "We are seeking a permanent parking solution to restore full service") would also work well.

The mobile dental van operated 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, indicating significant unmet need and likely added costs to the health system. While some staff believe these patients were noncompliant and would have missed their appointments anyway, the cancellations were caused by the permit loss, and the high rate of ER visits suggests many would have attended. *Note:* I framed the staff view as a perception rather than a finding because the facts you shared point the other way. If you'd prefer to leave that sentence out or replace it with a recommendation (e.g., restoring the permit or rebooking affected patients), I can revise.

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 patients with booked appointments were not seen, 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.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled our parking permit in April, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff think 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 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.

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. Staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

The mobile dental van ran only 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 (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 that view is untested, and the ER visits point to real unmet need. I included the staff perspective for completeness but flagged it as unverified. If you'd rather leave it out, or if you have no-show rates from past clinics to compare, I can revise the last sentence.

This spring the mobile dental van operated 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 (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 that is an untested assumption, and the ER visits point to real, unmet need. I included the staff view for completeness but flagged it as unverified. If you'd rather leave it out or check it first, such as by comparing past no-show rates for this group, I can revise.

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 think 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 anyway.

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 were not seen, 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 many of these patients would not have kept their appointments.

This spring, the mobile dental van completed 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 completed 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 went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Some staff believe those patients would not have kept their appointments anyway and see the missed visits as a lack of follow-through.

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 kept their appointments even if the van had been available.

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 even without the permit loss.

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 those patients would not have kept their appointments even without the permit loss.

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 scheduled patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since sought emergency room care for acute tooth pain. While staff have cited anticipated patient noncompliance, the high rate of subsequent ER visits demonstrates a critical service gap and operational risk that warrants leadership attention.

Due to the county revoking our parking permit in April, the mobile dental van operated for 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. Although staff have suggested these individuals would have missed their appointments anyway due to noncompliance, the cancelled clinics directly preceded a measurable escalation in emergency medical visits.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. Consequently, 61 booked patients were unable to be seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have noted a belief that these patients would not have kept their scheduled appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. Consequently, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have suggested that these patients would have missed their appointments regardless.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days 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 emergency room for tooth pain. Staff reported an assumption that these patients would not have attended their appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van operated 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 emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have noted an assumption that these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days because 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 have missed their appointments regardless of the closure.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days because the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, 22 of whom 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 closures.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked our parking permit in April, 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.

This spring, the mobile dental van operated for 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county revoked our parking permit in April. As a result, 61 patients with booked appointments were not seen, and 22 of those patients have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff expressed concern that these patients might have missed their appointments even if the clinic had been open.

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 cancelled 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 some patients might have missed their appointments regardless of the permit issue.

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 cancelled clinics, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff expressed concern 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 operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. The disruption left 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Although staff attribute the missed appointments to patient noncompliance, the ER visits suggest these patients had genuine, unmet dental needs. One note: I framed the staff's noncompliance theory as a belief rather than fact, since patients seeking ER care for tooth pain indicates they did want treatment—happy to adjust the wording if you'd prefer it stated differently.

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April, resulting in 61 booked patients going unseen. Of those patients, 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain, raising both health and cost concerns. Staff have suggested these patients were unlikely to keep their appointments regardless, but the ER visits indicate real unmet need that warrants follow-up.

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 believe many of those patients would not have kept their appointments as scheduled.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days 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 have questioned whether these patients would have kept their appointments regardless.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring before 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. Staff believe many of these patients would have missed their appointments regardless, though it is worth examining what that assumption is based on.

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 were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff observed that some of these patients did not keep their appointments, and it would help to look at what barriers — including the loss of the van's usual location — may be contributing.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, and the county’s withdrawal of its parking permit in April left 61 booked patients unseen. Of those patients, 22 have since visited the emergency room for tooth pain, underscoring the consequences of disrupted access to dental care. Staff perceptions that these patients would not have attended their appointments are unsupported by the information provided; the documented barrier was the loss of the parking permit.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, with the county’s April parking-permit withdrawal disrupting access to care. Consequently, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff speculation that these patients would not have attended their appointments is unsupported by the information provided; the documented barrier was loss of clinic access.

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 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 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. 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 even if the permit had remained in 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 gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinics had taken place, but the information provided does not establish that.

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 visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe some patients might not have kept their appointments, but that assumption has not been verified and should not obscure the access impact.

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 did not receive care, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe some patients may not have kept their appointments, but that view does not establish what would have happened absent the permit disruption.

The mobile dental van operated on 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county withdrew the parking permit in April, 61 patients with booked appointments were not seen; 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the van had been available.

This spring, the mobile dental van held 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. After the county revoked the parking permit in April, 61 booked patients did not receive care; 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe the 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 its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the clinic had been available.

The mobile dental van held 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county pulled its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 patients with appointments were not seen, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the van had been available.

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, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments, but no supporting evidence was provided, and the documented barrier was loss of service access.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, with service disrupted when the county revoked its parking permit in April. As a result, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff have attributed missed care to patient noncompliance, but the information provided documents an access barrier and does not establish that patients would have missed their appointments.

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 believe these patients would not have kept 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 those patients 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. The county revoked 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 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 that is an assessment, not an established fact.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked its parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen; 22 have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe the patients would not have kept their appointments, but no evidence was provided to support that assessment.

The mobile dental van operated 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. The county withdrew its parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients unseen. Of those patients, 22 subsequently visited the ER for tooth pain; staff speculation that patients would not have kept their appointments is unsupported by evidence provided.

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

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

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-room care for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients were noncompliant and would not have kept their appointments, but that view is an assumption rather than documented evidence.

The mobile dental van operated only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked our parking permit in April. That disruption left 61 booked patients 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, but that remains an untested assumption rather than evidence.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. The county pulled the parking permit in April, so 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have said these patients would not have kept the appointments anyway, though the visits did not happen because the permit was pulled.

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 ER for tooth pain. Staff have said these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway.

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 were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff have said these patients would not have kept the appointments; the visits did not happen because the permit was pulled.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days after the county pulled our parking permit in April. Because those clinics did not run, 61 booked patients were not seen, and 22 of them have since gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff have said these patients would not have kept their appointments; the visits did not take place because the permit was pulled.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, primarily because the county revoked our parking permit in April, leaving 61 booked patients without care. Of those 61 patients, 22 have since presented to the ER for tooth pain, signaling significant unmet need and avoidable downstream costs. While staff attribute the missed visits to patient noncompliance, the ER data undercuts that explanation and suggests the board should treat this as an access and permitting problem requiring resolution with the county.

The mobile dental van completed only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, primarily because the county revoked our parking permit in April. That disruption left 61 booked patients without care, and 22 of them have since presented at the ER for tooth pain. While staff attribute the missed visits to patient noncompliance, the ER data indicates these patients actively sought care elsewhere—suggesting the permit loss, not patient behavior, is the issue requiring the board's attention. Happy to adjust the tone or add a recommended action (e.g., permit resolution timeline, patient re-outreach plan) if the board expects one.

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 emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the van had been running.

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 emergency room for tooth pain. Staff believe many of these patients would not have kept their appointments even if the van had been running.

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 emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments regardless, but the missed care traces directly to the loss of the permit, not to patient behavior.

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 emergency room for tooth pain. Some staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but the missed visits resulted from the permit loss, not from patient cancellations.

The mobile dental van operated on only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked its parking permit in April, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 subsequently sought emergency-room care for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients were noncompliant and unlikely to attend anyway, but that assumption is unverified and should not obscure the documented access barrier created by the permit loss.

The mobile dental van operated on only 14 of 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. The disruption left 61 booked patients without care, 22 of whom have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients were noncompliant and unlikely to attend anyway, but that assumption does not negate the documented loss of access and subsequent emergency care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county revoked its parking permit in April, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 of them have since visited the ER for tooth pain. Staff speculate that the affected patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but that assumption is unverified and does not explain the permit-related loss of care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, and the county revoked its parking permit in April, resulting in 61 booked patients not receiving care. Twenty-two of those patients have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but that assumption does not change the documented disruption in care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring after the county revoked its parking permit in April. The disruption left 61 booked patients unseen, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff suggested these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, an assumption that does not alter the documented impact of the lost clinic days.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring, and the county revoked its parking permit in April. The permit loss left 61 booked patients unseen, 22 of whom have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff believe these patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but that is speculation and does not account for the lost clinic days or the resulting gaps in care.

The mobile dental van ran only 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. After the county pulled its 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. 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 think these patients are noncompliant and wouldn't have kept their appointments anyway.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days. 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 raised a concern that some patients might not have kept their appointments, though those appointments could not take place after the permit was pulled.

This spring, the mobile dental van ran 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 questioned whether some of those patients would have kept their appointments, but the missed appointments followed the loss of 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, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff suggested that some of these patients might 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. Staff questioned whether some of those patients would have kept their appointments, though the missed visits followed the permit loss.

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. While some staff view these patients as noncompliant, the missed appointments and ER visits highlight a serious disruption 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. Consequently, 61 booked patients went unseen, and 22 of them later visited the emergency room for tooth pain. While some staff view these patients as noncompliant, the missed appointments and ER visits highlight a serious gap in access to care.

The mobile dental van ran 14 of its 30 scheduled clinic days this spring. When the county pulled the van’s parking permit in April, 61 patients with booked appointments went unseen, and 22 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff said they doubted those patients would 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 later visited emergency rooms for tooth pain. Some staff suggested those patients would not have kept their appointments anyway, but the lost permit—not patient behavior—caused the missed visits.

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 gone to the emergency room for tooth pain. Staff assumed the patients would not have kept their appointments, but the missed visits resulted from the lost permit, not from patient behavior.

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 have since gone to the ER for tooth pain. Staff questioned whether those patients would have kept their appointments anyway.