HI SB343

Permits dental hygienists to apply preventative sealants in consultation with a licensed dentist at federally qualified health centers and in school-based dental sealant programs.

Requires the Department of Health to establish and administer a school-based dental sealant program in a high-need demonstration school to provide sealants to high-risk students with susceptible permanent molar teeth.

Requires the Department of Health to participate in the national oral health surveillance system managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.

Requires the Department of Health to submit a report to the legislature by 2015 detailing efforts to prioritize prevention of tooth decay, including progress on the demonstration program, statewide implementation strategies, and plans to meet federal Healthy People 2010 oral health objectives.

Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 to establish and administer the school-based dental sealant program and develop plans for statewide implementation.