1. The Director shall appoint a State Dental Health Officer, who may serve in the unclassified service of the State or as a contractor for the Department. The State Dental Health Officer must: (a) Be a resident of this State; (b) Have satisfied the educational requirements for and may, but is not required to, satisfy any other requirements for the issuance of an unrestricted license to practice dentistry pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS; and (c) Be appointed on the basis of his or her education, training and experience and his or her interest in public dental health and related programs. 2. The State Dental Health Officer shall: (a) Determine the needs of the residents of this State for public dental health; (b) Provide the Advisory Committee and the Department with advice regarding public dental health; (c) Make recommendations to the Advisory Committee, the Department and the Legislature regarding programs in this State for public dental health; (d) Work collaboratively with the State Public Health Dental Hygienist; and (e) Seek such information and advice from the Advisory Committee or from any dental education program in this State, including any such programs of the Nevada tate Public Health Dental Hygienist; and (e) Seek such information and advice from the Advisory Committee or from any dental education program in this State, including any such programs of the Nevada System of Higher Education, as necessary to carry out his or her duties. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2690; A 2005, 1569; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 54; 2009, 28; 2015, 2476; 2021, 3605; 2023, 199)—(Replaced in revision in 2021 by NRS 422.239; substituted in revision in 2023 for NRS 422.239)
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