CHAPTER 3. Oral Health
Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5.
§§ 104750–104865 · 26 sections
ARTICLE 2. State Oral Health Program §§ 104750–104765 · 6 sections
- § 104750 The department shall maintain a dental program including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Development of comprehensive dental health plans within the…
- § 104751 (a) The Office of Oral Health, in consultation with the Dental Board of California, the California Dental Association, California dental schools, and other…
- § 104755 The director shall appoint a dentist licensed in the State of California to administer the dental program.
- § 104760 Nothing in this article authorizes the department to compel dental examinations or services.
- § 104762 Within a public health setting or a public health program that is created or administered by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, any person may…
- § 104765 The department shall have the power to receive for the dental program any financial aid granted by any private, federal, state, district, or local or other…
ARTICLE 3. Dental Disease Prevention Programs §§ 104770–104825 · 12 sections
- § 104770 The Legislature finds that 95 percent of all children in California have dental disease in the form of dental caries and periodontal disease. Dental disease in…
- § 104775 A community dental disease prevention program may be offered to school children in preschool through sixth grade, and in classes for individuals with…
- § 104780 An advisory board, including representatives from education, dental professions, and parent groups shall be designated by the local sponsor to advise on dental…
- § 104785 The minimal standards of the community dental disease prevention program shall be determined by the department in accordance with the purposes of this article,…
- § 104790 The local health officer of each local health department interested in participating in the community dental disease prevention program, or his or her…
- § 104795 The department shall review the program proposals and approve programs that meet criteria established pursuant to Section 104785. The department shall,…
- § 104800 The local health officer or other sponsor may utilize or contract with, or both utilize and contract with, other local public and private nonprofit agencies,…
- § 104805 The State Department of Education shall assist the department in developing and evaluating educational programs in dental health and dental disease prevention.…
- § 104810 It shall be the responsibility of the governing board of each school district participating in the program and the governing authority of each private school…
- § 104815 No child shall receive a preventive agent as part of a program established pursuant to this article unless the child’s parent or guardian has given written…
- § 104820 The dental disease prevention program established by this article shall be funded according to customary budget procedures and shall only be implemented upon…
- § 104825 It is the intent of the Legislature that the program established by this article shall be placed in effect in the areas of greatest identified need as…
ARTICLE 4. Topical Dental Decay Inhibitors §§ 104830–104865 · 8 sections
- § 104830 Pupils of public and private elementary and secondary schools, except pupils of community colleges, shall be provided the opportunity to receive within the…
- § 104835 Treatment as specified in this article shall be evidenced by a written record made on a form prescribed by the department. A copy of the record shall be given…
- § 104840 The county health officer of each county shall organize and operate a program so that treatment is made available to all persons specified in Section 104830.…
- § 104845 The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall cooperate with the county health officer in carrying out…
- § 104850 Treatment shall be provided for a person only if the parent or guardian or responsible relative or adult who has assumed responsibility for his or her care and…
- § 104855 The governing board of each school district and the governing authority of each private school shall distribute to each pupil’s parent or guardian or…
- § 104860 The department shall adopt and enforce all regulations necessary to carry out this article.
- § 104865 In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a means for the eventual achievement of the topical application of fluoride or other…