School Information for SC Oral Health Statewide Screening
Parent Information for SC Oral Health Statewide Screening
The 2022-23 Statewide Oral Health Needs Assessment: Every Smile Counts screening is a quick and simple visual screening of your child's teeth. Information collected from the screening will help provide a snapshot of the oral health status of students in grades K5 and 3rd grade.
SC Oral Health Statewide Screening
What is a Statewide Oral Health Needs Assessment?
Public Health Dental Prevention Program
The South Carolina Dental Practice Act 2003 established the South Carolina Department of Public Health's (formally DHEC) role in coordination of a public health dental prevention program using public-private partnerships to deliver preventive dental services in public health settings including schools that address the needs of priority populations identified by DPH using standard public health principles. Section 40-15-110 of the Dental Practice Act refers to DPH and the delivery of preventive dental services through a public health dental prevention program.
Fluoridation
Fluoride is a natural element found in rocks and soil and both fresh and ocean waters. In some areas fluoride occurs naturally in the water supply, but in most areas fluoride needs to be added and regulated to ensure a level that is most beneficial. For more information on your water supply, visit My Water's Fluoride. This site provides information on whether or not you receive fluoridated water, and is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cancer Registry - Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Central Cancer Registry?
A central cancer registry is a data system that collects, stores, analyzes, and interprets cancer data from a defined geographical area. The basic information comes from patients' medical records. All names and data that could identify a patient are kept confidential.
For every cancer case, the registry includes:
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among men. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men resulting in approximately 31,000 deaths each year. Prostate cancer is twice as common among African-American men than it is among men of European (White) descent. Additionally, African-American men have the world's highest prostate cancer death rate.
Other Sources of Cancer Information
Training
This is a growing list of online training for cancer and other chronic disease education from leading experts including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), American Cancer Society (ACS) and others.
Lung Cancer
What is lung cancer?
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the lungs, it is called lung cancer.
Lung cancer begins in the lungs and may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain. Cancer from other organs also may spread to the lungs. When cancer cells spread from one organ to another, they are called metastases.
Cervical Cancer
What is Cervical Cancer?
Cancer is a disease that causes cells in the body to divide and grow out of control. When cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (or womb). The cervix connects the vagina (the birth canal) to the lower part of the uterus. Cancer cells in the cervix may grow into surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body. All women are at risk for cervical cancer.