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School Screening Program
Kansas School Oral Health Screening Initiative
The Bureau of Oral Health has implemented a statewide oral health screening program to satisfy the Kansas State Statute for Annual Dental Inspection: K.S.A. 72-6251.
Dentists and dental hygienists in Kansas are providing dental screenings in their own local communities with school nurses sending the results home to parents and guardians. Over a hundred thousand children from pre-K to Grade 12 are being screened annually across Kansas. School nurses send the aggregated data to the Bureau of Oral Health and it is included in our annual reports. School nurses express much appreciation and are thrilled the children are being screened; parents are informed of obvious dental concerns, and children are referred to dental professionals for obvious care needed.
Get Involved
- If you are a dentist or dental hygienist and would like to volunteer to screen a local school, email the Bureau of Oral Health.
- If you are a school and would like to participate in school oral health screenings, please email the Bureau of Oral Health.
Screening Report Data
The data collected was from a convenience sample and is not randomized. This may not be representative of the overall population.
- Directions for Accessing the Online Calibration Course Number 1029736 (PDF)
- Instructions To Submit Dental Screening Data (PDF)
- Kansas School Screening Toolkit (PDF)
- Kansas State Statute 72-6251 (PDF)
- KBOH School Screenings Video
- Oral Health FAQ (PDF)
- Oral Health User Guide (PDF)
- Tips for Screeners (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Sealant Data - Multi Year (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Sealant Data 2013 to 2014 (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Treated Decay Data - Multi Year (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Treated Decay Data 2013 to 2014 (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Untreated Decay Data - Multi Year (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Untreated Decay Data 2013 to 2014 (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Urgent Care Data - Multi Year (PDF)
- 4-Year Screening Program Urgent Care Data 2013 to 2014 (PDF)
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Oral Health
Physical Address
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-368-8264