Modifications to Objectives and Subobjectives

The following discussion highlights the modifications, including changes, additions, and deletions, to this focus area's objectives and subobjectives as a result of the midcourse review.

Two developmental objectives, school-based health centers with an oral health component (21-13) and health agency dental programs (21-17), became measurable. The data source for school-based health centers with an oral health component (21-13) changed to the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care. The data source for health agency dental programs (21-17) is now survey data from the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and the Indian Health Service's (IHS's) Division of Oral Health. Subobjectives were established for school-based health centers with an oral health component (21-13a and b) and for State and local health agencies (including the District of Columbia) (21-17a) and for Tribal health programs (21-17b). The objective for health centers with oral health service components (21-14) was changed to incorporate expert opinion as a new target setting method.

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