45 CFR § 1302.43 - Oral health practices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1302.43"
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title: "45 CFR § 1302.43 - Oral health practices."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1302.43"
section_name: "Oral health practices."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM"
part_number: "1302"
part_name: "PROGRAM OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 9801"
regulatory_source: "81 FR 61412, Sept. 6, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1302"
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# 1302.43 Oral health practices.

A program must promote effective oral health hygiene by ensuring all children with teeth are assisted by appropriate staff, or volunteers, if available, in brushing their teeth with toothpaste containing fluoride once daily.