Chief Dental Officer for the Medicaid and State chil-
dren’s health insurance programs established under 
titles XIX and XXI, respectively, of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. 1397aa et seq.); 
(2) through the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, establish the 
Chief Dental Office for all oral health programs 
within the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration; 
(3) through the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, establish the Chief 
Dental Officer for all oral health programs within 
such Centers; and 
(4) carry out this section in collaboration with 
the Administrators and Chief Dental Officers de-
scribed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 402. CDC REPORTS. 
(a) COLLECTION
OF DATA.—The Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collabora-
tion with other organizations and agencies, shall collect 
data through State-based oral health surveillance systems 
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describing the dental, craniofacial, and oral health of resi-
dents of all 50 States and certain Indian tribes. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention shall compile and analyze 
data collection under subsection (a) and annually prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report concerning the oral health of States and Indian 
tribes. 
SEC. 403. EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— 
(1) expand existing surveillance activities to in-
clude children at high risk of early childhood caries, 
including sub-populations such as children with de-
velopmental disabilities; 
(2) assist State, local, and tribal health agen-
cies and departments in collecting, analyzing and 
disseminating data on early childhood caries; and 
(3) develop, implement, and evaluate programs 
that promote comprehensive approaches and public 
education programs to prevent early childhood car-
ies. 
(b) APPROPRIATENESS
OF ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall carry out pro-
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grams and activities under subsection (a) in a culturally 
competent manner with respect to populations at risk of 
early childhood caries. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and 
each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 404. SCHOOL-BASED DENTAL SEALANT PROGRAM. 
Section 317M(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–14(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and school- 
linked’’ after ‘‘school-based’’; 
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and school-linked’’ after 
‘‘school-based’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after 
‘‘State’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funds under paragraph (1), an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) prepare and submit to the State or 
Indian tribe an application at such time, in 
such manner and containing such information 
as the State or Indian tribe may require; and 
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‘‘(B) be a— 
‘‘(i) public elementary or secondary 
school— 
‘‘(I) that is located in an urban 
area in which more than 50 percent of 
the student population is participating 
in Federal or State free or reduced 
meal programs; or 
‘‘(II) that is located in a rural 
area and, with respect to the school 
district in which the school is located, 
the district involved has a median in-
come that is at or below 235 percent 
of the poverty line, as defined in sec-
tion 673(2) of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902(2)); or 
‘‘(ii) public or non-profit organization, 
including a grantee under section 330 and 
urban Indian clinics under title V of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, that 
is under contract with an elementary or 
secondary school described in subpara-
graph (B) to provide dental services to 
school-age children.’’. 
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SEC. 405. BASIC ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention and in consulta-
tion with dental organizations (including organizations 
having expertise in the prevention and treatment of oral 
disease in underserved pediatric populations), shall award 
grants to States and Indian tribes to improve the basic 
capacity of such States and tribes to improve the oral 
health of children and their families. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A State or Indian tribe shall 
use amounts received under a grant under this section to 
conduct one or more of the following activities: 
(1) Establish an oral health plan, oral health 
policies, effective prevention programs, and account-
ability measures and systems. 
(2) Establish and guide coalitions, partnerships, 
and alliances to accomplish the establishment of the 
plan, policies, programs, and systems under para-
graph (1). 
(3) Monitor changes in oral disease burden, dis-
parities, and the utilization of preventive services by 
high-risk populations. 
(4) Identify, test, establish, support, and evalu-
ate prevention interventions to reduce oral health 
disparities. 
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