(D) entitled to receive medical benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs; or 
(E) has an income below 200 percent of 
the Federal poverty level and does not otherwise 
have any dental insurance coverage. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States and the District of Columbia. 
TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Health 
Service Corps 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 331 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) The term ‘dental therapist’ means, 
with respect to a State that licenses such dental 
therapists, a mid-level dental practitioner who is 
licensed to practice under the law of the State 
and who provides preventive and restorative 
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services directly to the public, commensurate 
with the scope of the practice.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, den-
tal therapy,’’ after ‘‘dental’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘dental 
therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’. 
(b) FACILITATION
OF EFFECTIVE PROVISION
OF 
CORPS SERVICES.—Section 336(f)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254h–1(f)(3)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘dental therapists’’ after ‘‘midwives,’’. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘den-
tal therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘in-
cluding dental therapy,’’ after ‘‘or other health 
profession,’’. 
(2) 
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 
338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254l–1) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘den-
tal therapists,’’ after ‘‘dentists,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘dental therapist,’’ after ‘‘nurse practi-
tioner,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘dental therapy,’’ after ‘‘mental health,’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by in-
serting ‘‘, including dental therapy,’’ after 
‘‘health profession’’. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 338H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254q) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘this subpart’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.—To carry 
out this subpart with respect to dentists, dental therapists, 
and dental hygienists, in addition to the amounts author-
ized under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
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2013 through 2016, which shall be used to provide schol-
arships to such oral health professionals.’’. 
Subtitle B—Oral Health Education 
SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ORAL 
HEALTH EDUCATION FOR MEDICAL PRO-
VIDERS. 
Section 747(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 293k(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION.—In addition 
to other amounts authorized under this subsection 
for purposes of carrying out this section, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 2013 through 2016 for the 
purpose of educating nondental medical profes-
sionals, including physicians, nurses, and phar-
macists, about oral health, including issues such as 
oral hygiene instruction, topical application of fluo-
ride, and oral health screenings, with the goal of in-
tegrating oral health care into overall health care.’’. 
SEC. 212. ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR OTHER NON- 
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 
Subpart I of part C of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 748 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 748A. ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR OTHER NON- 
ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to, or enter into contracts with, an accredited public or 
nonprofit private hospital, an educational institution, or 
a public or private nonprofit entity which the Secretary 
has determined is capable of carrying out such grant or 
contract to educate individuals, such as community health 
workers, social workers, nutritionists, health educators, 
occupational therapists, and psychologists, to promote oral 
health education and to provide support for behavior 
change and assistance with care coordination with respect 
to oral health. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2013 through 2016.’’. 
SEC. 213. DENTAL EDUCATION. 
(a) TRAINING IN GENERAL, PEDIATRIC, AND PUBLIC 
HEALTH DENTISTRY.—Section 748 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by striking ‘‘pedi-
atric training programs’’ and inserting ‘‘pediatric 
dental training programs’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD.—’’; 
(B) by amending the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘With respect 
to training provided for under this section, the 
Secretary shall award grants or contracts only 
to eligible entities that meet at least 7 of the 
following criteria:’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘have a 
record of training the greatest percentage of 
providers, or that have demonstrated significant 
improvements in the percentage of providers, 
who enter and’’ and inserting ‘‘train significant 
numbers of providers who’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘have a record of train-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘intent to train’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘and have faculty with expe-
rience 
in 
treating 
underserved 
popu-
lations.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘or 
have established’’ after ‘‘establish’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) Qualified applicants that require not less 
than 200 hours of community-based education rota-
tions.’’. 
(b) DENTAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.—Part B of title 
III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 320B. DENTAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. 
‘‘As a condition for receiving Federal funds, dental 
training residency programs shall require individuals en-
rolled in such residency programs to provide dental serv-
ices— 
‘‘(1) in hospital emergency rooms; or 
‘‘(2) in community settings, in addition to the 
dental training otherwise required by such residency 
program.’’. 
SEC. 214. ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENT LOANS. 
Part F of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 295j) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 
799C. 
ORAL 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
STUDENT 
LOANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and operate a student loan fund for oral health profes-
sional students, including dental hygienists, dental thera-
pists, and dentists. 
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‘‘(b) CONTENT.—The Secretary shall establish and 
operate the student loan fund program under subsection 
(a) in the same manner and subject to the same terms 
as the loan fund program established with schools of nurs-
ing under section 835. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2013 through 2016.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Oral Health 
Programs 
SEC. 221. ACCESS POINTS. 
Subpart X of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256f et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 340G–2. FUNDING FOR ORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall establish a program to award grants 
to eligible entities to provide oral health services, or to con-
tract with private dental practices to provide comprehen-
sive oral health services, to low income individuals and in-
dividuals who are underserved with respect to oral health 
care. 
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‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to entities receiving grants 
under subsection (a) to provide technical assistance to 
such entities in order to— 
‘‘(1) with respect to oral health care services, 
increase efficiency and minimize missed appoint-
ments, contract with offsite providers, recruit pro-
viders (including oral health specialists), and operate 
programs outside the physical facilities to take ad-
vantage of new systems to improve access to oral 
health services; or 
‘‘(2) contract with private dental practices that 
will provide oral health services other than preven-
tive oral health care, including restoration and main-
tenance of oral health, in order to meet the need for 
oral health services in the community. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be— 
‘‘(A) a Federally qualified health center 
(as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social 
Security Act); 
‘‘(B) a safety net clinic or a free clinic (as 
defined by the Secretary); 
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‘‘(C) a health care clinic that provides 
services to tribal organizations or urban Indian 
organizations (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act); or 
‘‘(D) any other interested public or private 
sector health care provider or organization that 
the Secretary determines has a demonstrated 
history in serving a high number of uninsured 
and or low-income individuals or those who lack 
ready access to oral health services; and 
‘‘(2) demonstrate a clear need to expand oral 
health care services beyond preventive oral health 
care. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION FOR HIRING ORAL HEALTH CARE 
SPECIALISTS.—A portion of the funds available under this 
section shall be allocated toward hiring oral health care 
specialists, such as oral surgeons, at entities receiving 
grants under this section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2016.’’. 
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SEC. 222. DENTAL CLINICS IN SCHOOLS. 
Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399Z–2. DENTAL CLINICS IN SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to qualified entities for the purpose of funding the 
building, operation, or expansion of dental clinics in 
schools. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED ENTITIES.—To receive a grant 
under this section, a qualified entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—An entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) provide comprehensive oral health services 
at a dental clinic based at a school, including oral 
health education, oral screening, fluoride application, 
prophylaxis, and sealants; 
‘‘(2) refer patients to an available qualified oral 
health provider in the community for any required 
oral health services not provided in the dental clinic 
in the school, to ensure that all the oral health needs 
of students are met; and 
‘‘(3) maintain clinic hours that extend beyond 
school hours. 
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