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- § 280k. Oral healthcare prevention education campaign
- § 280k-1. Research-based dental caries disease management
- § 280k-2. Authorization of appropriations
- § 280k-3. Updating national oral healthcare surveillance activities
§ 280k. Oral healthcare prevention education campaign
(a) Establishment of Oral Health Education Campaign
(b) Requirements
In establishing the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) ensure that activities are targeted towards specific populations such as children, pregnant women, parents, the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and ethnic and racial minority populations, including Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 1603(c) 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of title 25) in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner; and(2) utilize science-based strategies to convey oral health prevention messages that include, but are not limited to, community water fluoridation and dental sealants.
(c) Action for dental health program
(1) In general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to collaborate with State or local public health officials, tribal health officials, oral health professional organizations, and others, as appropriate, to develop and implement initiatives to improve oral health, including activities to prevent dental disease and reduce barriers to the provision of dental services, including—
(A) through community-wide dental disease prevention programs; and
(B) by increasing public awareness and education related to oral health and dental disease prevention.
(2) Eligible entities
To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity shall be—
(A) a dental association;
(B) a State or tribal health department or State or tribal oral health program;
(C) an accredited dental education, dental hygiene, or postdoctoral dental education program; or
(D) a non-profit community-based organization that partners with public and private non-profit entities, such as an academic institution, to facilitate the provision of dental services to underserved populations.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399LL, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title IV, § 4102(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 550; amended Pub. L. 115–302, § 2(a), Dec. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 4396.)
§ 280k–1. Research-based dental caries disease management
(a) In general
(b) Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall—
(1) be a community-based provider of dental services (as defined by the Secretary), including a Federally-qualified health center, a clinic of a hospital owned or operated by a State (or by an instrumentality or a unit of government within a State), a State or local department of health, a dental program of the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization (as such terms are defined in section 1603 of title 25), a health system provider, a private provider of dental services, medical, dental, public health, nursing, nutrition educational institutions, or national organizations involved in improving children’s oral health; and
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(c) Use of funds
(d) Use of information
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399LL–1, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title IV, § 4102(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 551; amended Pub. L. 115–302, § 2(b), Dec. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 4397.)
§ 280k–2. Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, such sums as may be necessary.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 399LL–2, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title IV, § 4102(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 551.)
§ 280k–3. Updating national oral healthcare surveillance activities
(1) PRAMS
(A) In general
(B) State reports and mandatory measurements
(i) In general
(ii) Measurements
(C) Funding
(2) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(3) Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
(4) National Oral Health Surveillance System
(A) Appropriations
(B) Requirements
(Pub. L. 111–148, title IV, § 4102(d), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 552.)