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DENTAL BUREAU PROGRAMS |
Oral Health, Physical Activity, and Nutrition Surveillance System
A surveillance system in New York State has been designed to monitor oral diseases and conditions, access to dental care, use of preventive services, assessment of physical activity and nutritional status in 3rd grade children.
This surveillance system -
- Assists public health officials in obtaining a better understanding of problems
- Allows policy makers to make a determination of the strategies for improving health
- Assists managers in evaluating programs; and
- Improves the planning and delivery of preventive and treatment services.
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Dental Rehabilitation Program
The Dental Rehabilitation Program is designed to correct severe physically handicapping dental defects. Although it covers a large range of physically handicapping defects, such
as cleft lip and cleft palate, the greatest percentage of children with dentofacial deformities have severe malocclusions.
Children referred to the program are screened by an orthodontist at one of the 14 screening centers throughout the state. If accepted into the program, the child will receive orthodontic services to correct their malocclusion. Correction of these defects can remove obstacles which could impede educational development and raise ones self esteem.
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ORAL CANCER CONTROL PARTNERSHIP
The overall objective of this partnership is to plan and develop an organizational infrastructure, conduct needs-assessment and guide the development of interventions for the prevention and early detection of oral cancer.
The activities undertaken include:
- Planning to develop a partnership consisting of relevant agencies and programs
- Analysis of epidemiological data on morbidity and mortality
- Evaluation of the types of educational material available to the public
- Surveys of New York state health care professionals to assess the knowledge, opinions, and practices about oral cancer
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SEALANT PROGRAM
The purpose of the school-based sealant programs is to improve the availability and utilization of dental sealants, and demonstrate the feasibility of delivering sealants in
school settings.
Children in 2nd, 6th, and 7th grades, at high risk for dental caries are recommended for sealant application in order to seal newly erupted first and second molars.
Services offered in the program include screening, health education, case management and sealants.
For information on School Based Programs, contact Ms. Kara Connelly at the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Dental Health (518) 474-1961
 Policy and Procedure Manual for School Based Dental Sealant
Programs
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New York State Dental Health Certificate
An overview of the change is as follows:
Each student is requested to furnish a dental health certificate at the same time that health certificates are required.
Each certificate shall be signed by a duly licensed dentist who is authorized by law to practice in this state, or by a duly licensed dentist who is authorized to practice in the jurisdiction in which the examination was given, provided that the commissioner has determined that such jurisdiction has standards of licensure and practice comparable to those of New York.
Each such certificate shall describe the dental health condition of the student when the examination was made, which shall not be more than twelve months prior to the commencement of the school year in which the examination is requested, and shall state whether such student is in fit condition of dental health to permit his or her attendance at the public schools.
A notice of request for dental health certificates shall be distributed at the same time that parents or person in parental relationship to students are notified of health examination requirements and shall state that a list of dentists to which children who need comprehensive dental examinations may be referred for treatment on a free or reduced cost basis is available upon request at the child's school(this is under development).
The Department of Education shall, in collaboration with the Department of Health, compile and maintain a list of dentists to which children who need comprehensive dental examinations may be referred for treatment on a free or reduced cost basis. Such list shall be made available to all public schools and be made available to parents or person in parental relationship upon request. The Department of Education shall promulgate regulations to ensure the gathering and dissemination of the proper information to interested parties (this is under development).
Within thirty days after the student's entrance in such schools or grades, the dental health certificate, if obtained, shall be filed in the student's cumulative health record.
Please note that a student should not be excluded from school in the event that the parent does not submit the requested dental certificate.
What Dental Professionals Need to Know About New York State School Dental Health Certificate Law
Approved Dental Health Certificate
The New York State Education Law regarding the Certificate
Sample letter for parents explaining the Certificate
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