§ 104785 Dental Disease Prevention Standards

This law says the health department sets the basic rules for programs that help prevent tooth problems in communities. They can change these rules when needed to keep people's teeth healthy.

Key Takeaways

•The health department makes the rules for programs that stop tooth problems.
•These rules can be updated if they find better ways to keep teeth healthy.
•The goal is to help whole communities, not just one person.

Example

A town starts a program to teach kids how to brush their teeth and gives out free toothpaste.

The health department decides what this program must do, like how often they visit schools or what they teach. If they find a better way to keep teeth healthy, they can change the rules.

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 may be revised periodically as deemed necessary by the department to further the purposes of this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)

This law says the health department sets the basic rules for programs that help prevent tooth problems in communities. They can change these rules when needed to keep people's teeth healthy.

Key Takeaways

•The health department makes the rules for programs that stop tooth problems.
•These rules can be updated if they find better ways to keep teeth healthy.
•The goal is to help whole communities, not just one person.

Example

A town starts a program to teach kids how to brush their teeth and gives out free toothpaste.

The health department decides what this program must do, like how often they visit schools or what they teach. If they find a better way to keep teeth healthy, they can change the rules.

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