Signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires dental screenings for children attending public school.

Highlights:

• Specifies that by the 2021-2022 school year, the state department of education shall establish and maintain a dental oral assessment program to provide dental oral assessments to children residing in the state whose parents or guardians do not have dental oral assessments conducted (Sec. 9316).

• Requires the dental oral assessment administered under the aforementioned program shall include a limited clinical inspection, performed by a dentist or dental hygienist, to identify the following, including (Sec. 9316):

• Signs of oral or systemic disease;

• Malformation;

• Injury; or

• The potential need for referral for diagnosis and treatment.

• Requires parents or guardians applying to have a child registered for the first time in kindergarten or first grade in a school in this state provide a dental oral assessment written statement to school officials no later than the first day of school (Sec. 9316).

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