91ºÚÁÏÍø Statement on Joint Committee on Finance support of the 91ºÚÁÏÍø School of Dentistry

June 1, 2023


91ºÚÁÏÍø expresses its gratitude to the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance and Wisconsin legislative leaders for supporting the 91ºÚÁÏÍø School of Dentistry (MUSOD), Wisconsin longstanding dental education partner and provider of oral health care services throughout the state, in the state budget. This joint investment by the State of Wisconsin and 91ºÚÁÏÍø will allow MUSOD to upgrade its clinical facilities and establish a dedicated special needs clinic that initially will treat up to 500 special needs patients, representing a more than a more than 65% increase in the number of special needs patients being treated at MUSOD. 

As Wisconsin only dental school, MUSOD and its clinics throughout the State of Wisconsin serve nearly 30,000 patients with more than 110,000 patient visits from 66 of Wisconsin 72 counties annually and is one of the state largest dental Medicaid providers.

MUSOD receives approximately $2.4 million annually from the Department of Health and Family Services to provide clinical care for underserved populations and in return, provides over $16 million in oral health care services in our Milwaukee clinics alone — this is a nearly sevenfold return on investment and demonstrates MUSOD history of successfully stewarding state funds. Further, 91ºÚÁÏÍø will seek private donations and other non-state resources to fund the majority (62%) of the $28 million capital investment to improve oral health care delivery in Wisconsin.