Thompson SR No. 106
Requests that the Dept. of Education and BESE endeavor to expand and enhance oral health
education in La. public schools through a greater emphasis on, and more comprehensive
curricula requirements for, oral health care education, with a goal of all La. children
possessing a fundamental working knowledge and understanding of basic oral hygiene,
effective preventive strategies, and common oral diseases and their consequences before all
their permanent teeth have erupted.