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Div. 103.DIVISION 103. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
Part 3.PART 3. RISK REDUCTION
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Oral Health
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Dental Disease Prevention Programs
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A community dental disease prevention program may be offered to school children in preschool through sixth grade, and in classes for individuals with exceptional needs, by a local sponsor. A local sponsor may be a city or county health department, county office of education, superintendent of schools office, school district or other public or private nonprofit agency approved by the department. The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)Educational programs, focused on development of personal practices by pupils, that promote dental health. Emphasis shall include, but not be limited to, causes and prevention of dental diseases, nutrition and dental health, and the need for regular dental examination with appropriate repair of existing defects.
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A community dental disease prevention program may be offered to school children in preschool through sixth grade, and in classes for individuals with exceptional needs, by a local sponsor. A local sponsor may be a city or county health department, county office of education, superintendent of schools office, school district or other public or private nonprofit agency approved by the department. The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)
Educational programs, focused on development of personal practices by pupils, that promote dental health. Emphasis shall include, but not be limited to, causes and prevention of dental diseases, nutrition and dental health, and the need for regular dental examination with appropriate repair of existing defects.
(b)
Preventive services including, but not limited to, ongoing plaque control, dental sealants, and supervised application of topical prophylactic agents for caries prevention, in accordance with this article or other preventive agents approved by the department. Services shall not include dental restoration, orthodontics, or extraction of teeth. Any acts performed, or services provided, under this article constituting the practice of dentistry shall be performed or provided by, or be subject to the supervision of, a licensed dentist in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.