Nevada § 439.2793 - Duties of Department

§ 439.2793. Duties of Department

To carry out the provisions of NRS 439.271 to 439.2794 , inclusive, the Department shall, with advice and recommendations of the Advisory

Committee: 1. Establish a solid scientific database of the most current information on the importance

of oral health, using information obtained through surveillance, epidemiology and

research related to oral health; 2. Provide educational materials and information on research concerning matters relating

to oral health to health care professionals, providers of oral health care and the

public, including, without limitation, materials and information concerning programs

and services available to the public and strategies for the prevention of oral diseases; 3. Coordinate the establishment of regional coalitions to support the efforts of the

Program; 4. Increase public awareness about the prevention, detection and treatment of oral

diseases among state and local governmental officials who are responsible for matters

relating to oral health, health care professionals, providers of oral health care

and policymakers; 5. Coordinate state and local programs and services to ensure that the public has

adequate access to dental services; 6. Work with other governmental agencies, national health organizations and their

local and state chapters, community and business leaders, community organizations

and providers of oral health care to: (a) Coordinate the work of the Program with the work of those agencies, organizations

and persons; and (b) Maximize the resources of state and local governments in the efforts to educate

the public about the importance of oral health, including, without limitation, the

prevention and detection of oral diseases and proper oral hygiene; 7. Develop and carry out public awareness and media campaigns in each county, targeting

groups of persons who are considered at risk for developing oral diseases; 8. Evaluate the need to improve the quality and accessibility of dental services that

exist in communities in this State; and 9. Develop and coordinate, in cooperation with the Department of Education, recommendations

for dental programs to encourage proper oral hygiene by children.