# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 18. Disease Prevention

### Subtitle 8. Oral Health Program

#### Section 18-802

(a) In consultation with dental care providers, the Secretary shall develop and implement ongoing oral cancer educational programs in the State:

  (1) To train health care providers to screen and properly refer patients with oral cancers; and

  (2) To promote smoking cessation with a primary focus of meeting the needs of high-risk underserved populations.

(b) The programs developed and implemented under subsection (a) of this section shall address:

  (1) The risk factors that lead to oral cancer;

  (2) The signs and symptoms of oral cancer;

  (3) The high-risk behaviors that may lead to oral cancer; and

  (4) The accessibility of screening to detect oral cancer.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)