5.5 ODH-Funded Program Requirements
Benchmarks and Performance Standards
 ODH has established the following benchmarks based on several years of data from all ODH school-based dental sealant program grantees:
- > 50 percent of children have parental consent to receive sealants
- > 97 percent of children with consent are screened
- > 90 percent of children in need of sealants receive sealants
- > 65 percent of children are screened for follow-up in 3rd and 7th grades
- > 15 children per team per day receive sealants
- Overall cost per child receiving sealants in the program is between $49 and $56 (2008)
- > 90 percent long-term retention
- 100 percent short-term retention, if there are triggers for short-term retention checks.
These performance benchmarks clearly relay to individual sealant programs ODH’s performance and productivity expectations. ODH strives to ensure that high-quality sealants are provided to higher-risk children, and the department helps local programs meet this expectation. Performance that does not meet expectations results in the initiation of steps for improvement.
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