California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 3 - Dental Disease Prevention Programs

• Section 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...
• Section 104775.
  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,...
• Section 104780.
  An advisory board, including representatives from education, dental professions, and parent groups shall be designated by the local sponsor to advise on dental health programs...
• Section 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, and...
• Section 104790.
  The local health officer of each local health department interested in participating in the community dental disease prevention program, or his or her designee, in...
• Section 104795.
  The department shall review the program proposals and approve programs that meet criteria established pursuant to Section 104785. The department shall, commencing July 1, 2000,...
• Section 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,...
• Section 104805.
  The State Department of Education shall assist the department in developing and evaluating educational programs in dental health and dental disease prevention. These programs may...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 104820.
  The dental disease prevention program established by this article shall be funded according to customary budget procedures and shall only be implemented upon appropriation of...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018