10A NCAC 46 .0207          DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

(a)  A local health department shall provide, contract for the provision of, or certify the availability of dental public health services for all individuals within the jurisdiction of the local health department.  A local health department shall establish, implement, and maintain written policies which shall include:

(1)           A description of the procedures for dental public health services provided by the local health department, a copy of a contract for the provision of dental public health services, or a certification of availability of dental public health services.  These dental public health services shall include:

(A)          Approved preventive dental health services for targeted children and adults.

(B)          Dental screening and referral services for targeted children and adults.

(C)          Cooperation with the Division in promoting and obtaining fluoridation of community and school water systems, including keeping records of all water systems within the jurisdiction of the local health department which are fluoridated.

(2)           A description of the target population for dental public health services, provided by the local health department, including eligibility criteria.

(3)           A description of fees, if any, for dental public health clinical treatment services provided by the local health department.

(b)  A local health department shall establish, implement, and maintain written policies for the provision of community and client dental public health education services within the jurisdiction of the local health department.  The policies shall include a description of the scope of dental health educational services, to include nutrition and dietary information, to be provided to the target population.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑9;

Eff. October 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1986;

Transferred and Recodified from 10 NCAC 12 .0233 Eff. April 4, 1990;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.