NCSL Charts and Other Documents

State Dental Directors 
NCSL's map and summary of state dental directors, 2004.

Arkansas Law Puts Teeth in New Oral Health Standards in Schools 
NCSL's State Legislature's magazine, September 2004

Community Water Fluoridation
Winter 2003 from NCSL's State Health Lawmaker's Digest.

Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth,
August 2003 study shows that a non-surgical dental procedure may reduce the risk of preterm birth in pregnant women with periodontal disease.

Oral Health America's Oral Health Report Card
A snapshot of oral health in America using data available at the state level. Funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003.

"Children's Oral Health Month: Shining the Spotlight on a Year-Round Problem"
State Health Notes, Feb. 24, 2003.

Spotlight on Oral Health 
LegisBrief August/September, 2002.

State Laws Regarding Supervision and Scope of Practice of Dental Hygienists
Updated 2001.

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