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Board adds opt-in language to school dental screening contract and backs Smiles on Wheels with conditions
Summary
To meet the state's kindergarten oral health assessment mandate while addressing parental consent concerns, the advisory board voted to recommend the Smiles on Wheels contract to commissioners with added opt-in language and asked staff to include consent safeguards in contract terms.
The advisory board recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve a county contract with Smiles on Wheels to provide kindergarten oral health assessments and voted to add explicit opt-in consent language to the contract.
Staff described the Smiles on Wheels program as a voluntary, no-cost screening option that identifies children who lack access to dental care and…
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