Childrens Dental Foundation

“The Board received a draft of the 990 electronically to review and comment on. The draft was discussed and questions were raised at a meeting of the Executive Committee. The final draft was presented to the entire Board for approval at a meeting of the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c:Each Director, Principal Officer, and member of a committee with governing Board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person:A. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy,B. Has read and understands the policy,C. Has agreed to comply with the policy, andD. Understands the Organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The salary of the Executive Director is approved by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors after a review of the applicable comparability data. The individual whose salary is determined is not present throughout the approval process. The Executive Director has a written employment contract with the Organization.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request at the Organization's corporate office.”

“This process has not changed since the prior year. The Foundation has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”

“The Children's Dental Foundation has contracts with board members Carmen Castillo, DDS, Jonathan Lo, DDS, and Alex Tu, DDS to provide dental services. Drs. Lo and Tu typically provide one day of service per week while Dr. Castillo typically provides one day of dental service per month. Drs. Castillo, Lo, and Tu are all paid daily rates that are comparable and consistent with other dentists that provide services for the Children's Dental Foundation.”

“The CDHC is an all-inclusive safety-net dental home providing general and pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and treatment under general anesthsia (I.V. and hospital operating room). We are also a premier training facility for pediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgeons with the USC School of Dentistry. Our pediatric dental residents are on-call 24/7 for the LongBeach Memorial Medical Center's emergency deoartment, are members of the Stramski Center's Cranio-Facial/Cleft Palate and Hematology/Oncology teams. We are also a training site for Cerritos College's Dental Assistant and Dental Hygiene programs and West Coast University's Dental Hygiene programs.Our main clinic offers comprehensive orthodontic treatment (braces). We treat routine to complex cases, including those with cranio-facial/cleft palate development challenges. Due to severe disease and complex medical conditions, many children may face early loss of teeth requiring integrated orthodontic assistance prior to the average age for braces. Our Orthodontic patients are able to accessfull dental care at our clinics including oral surgery, dental hygiene, and restorative care maximizing the best result of their orthodontic treatment.Through our Oral Health Education Program, every patient, along with parents/caregivers, are provided with oral health education andmaterial (available in the appropriate language). Additionally, each child receives an oral health kit containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and a timer. Our Oral Health Education Program also provide outreach to community health fairs, WIC and HeadStart sites, special events and school sites, providing free dental screenings andeducation.BackgroundIn 1932, a Long Beach dentist, Dr. Robert Anderson, realized that in such dire economic times, our community's children needed greater access to dental care. With the idea that dental care could be brought to the children at Long Beach schools, Dr. Anderson was able to secure a trailer and convert it into a small dental clinic. The dream of providing accessible dental care to underserved students began with this small mobile clinic making its way from school to school. Over our 89-year history, the CDHC has evolved into a comprehensive, hospital-based facility on the campus of the Miller Children's Hospital in the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, with a satellite clinic in Avalon (Catalina Island). It was in 1988 that the CDHC started the Avalon Satellite Clinic in an effort to treat the "hidden underservedpopulation" in Catalina.Today we have evolved into a Multi-specialty program that is continually responding to the challenges of providing quality care in an ever-changing economic environment. The CDHC has become more than a unique place to access multiple levels of oral care: it is the resource for the treatment of children with special medical and behavioral conditions and the safety-net dental home for underserved children in the greater Long Beach, Orange County and South Bay communities.One of the most important programs of the CDHC is our Dental Residency Program. The CDHC is a premier training facility for General and Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Surgery with the USC School of Dentistry. Residents are on-call 24/7 at the emergency rooms of Miller Children's Hospital, and are members of the Stramski Center's Cranio-Facial/Cleft Palate and Hematology/Oncology teams. CDHC "Attending" General and Pediatric Dentists oversee the training of our General and Pediatric Dental Residents and are faculty at the USC School of Dentistry. The Dental Residents, with the supervision of "Attending Dentists" at the CDHC, provide more treatment in the LB Miller Children's Hospital Operating rooms and/or with IV Sedation Specialty Teams in our clinic's specialty care areas than in many Dental Schools. This program not only increases our ability to provide access to care for more children, but it also keeps the CDHC at”