Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 51 - Dental Screening › Rule 641-51.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				apply:
"Admitting official"
means the superintendent
				of schools or the superintendent's designated representative if a public
				school; if an accredited nonpublic school, the governing official of the
				school.
"Applicant"
means any person seeking
				first-time enrollment in kindergarten or ninth grade in a public or accredited
				nonpublic elementary school or high school in Iowa.
"Dental hygienist"
means a person licensed to
				practice as a dental hygienist.
"Dentist"
means a person licensed to practice
				as a dentist.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Electronic signature "
means a confidential
				personalized digital key, code, or number that is used for secure electronic
				data transmission and that identifies and authenticates the signatory.
"Elementary school"
means kindergarten through
				grade six in an Iowa school district or accredited nonpublic school.
"Gum infection "
means that gum (gingival)
				tissue is red, bleeding, or swollen.
"High school"
means grades 9 through 12 in an
				Iowa school district or accredited nonpublic school.
"Injury "
means soft tissue laceration or a
				broken or dislodged tooth.
"I-Smile "
means the department program
				designed to increase access to dental care for children and to ensure a dental
				home.
"I-Smile coordinator "
means a designated
				dental hygienist who is employed by or under contract with a local public
				health agency to administer the I-Smile dental home program.
"Local board of health "
means a county, city,
				or district board of health as defined in Iowa Code section 137.2.
"No obvious problems "
means a child's hard
				and soft tissues appear to be visually healthy and there is no apparent reason
				for the child to be seen before the next routine dental checkup.
"Nurse"
means a person licensed to practice as
				a registered nurse or advanced registered nurse practitioner.
"Physician "
means a person licensed to
				practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
"Physician assistant"
means a person licensed
				to practice as a physician assistant.
"Recorder"
means a dentist, dental hygienist,
				physician, physician assistant, or nurse who is authorized to record screening
				information and sign the Certificate of Dental Screening form.
"Requires dental care "
means that tooth decay
				or a white spot lesion is suspected in one or more teeth or that gum infection
				is suspected.
"Requires urgent dental care "
means that
				obvious tooth decay is present in one or more teeth, there is evidence of
				injury or severe infection, or the child is experiencing pain.
"Severe infection "
means excessive bleeding,
				swelling, or pus discharge; or an abscess.
"Signature"
means an original signature, or
				authorized use of stamped signature, or electronic signature of a dentist,
				dental hygienist, physician, physician assistant, or nurse.
"Tooth decay "
means a visible cavity or hole
				in a tooth with brown or black coloration, or a retained root.
"White spot lesion"
means a demineralized area
				of a tooth, usually appearing as a chalky, white spot or white line near the
				gum line. A white spot lesion is considered an early indicator of tooth decay,
				especially in primary teeth.