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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="18-802" title_number="18" title_name="Disease Prevention" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Oral Health Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In consultation with dental care providers, the Secretary shall develop and implement ongoing oral cancer educational programs in the State:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>To train health care providers to screen and properly refer patients with oral cancers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To promote smoking cessation with a primary focus of meeting the needs of high-risk underserved populations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The programs developed and implemented under subsection (a) of this section shall address:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The risk factors that lead to oral cancer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The signs and symptoms of oral cancer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The high-risk behaviors that may lead to oral cancer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The accessibility of screening to detect oral cancer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
