Section 350.1240 Dental Services

Section 350

Section 350.1240  Dental

Services

a)         There shall be comprehensive diagnostic services for all

residents which include a complete extra and intra oral examination utilizing

all diagnostic aides necessary to properly evaluate the resident's oral

condition, within a period of one month following admission unless such an

examination was done within six months of admission, and the results are

received and reviewed by the facility and are entered in the resident's

record.  (B)

b)         There shall be comprehensive treatment services for all

residents which include, but are not limited to, the following:  (B)

1)         Provision for dental treatment.

2)         Provision for emergency treatment on a 24 hour, seven days a

week basis, by a qualified dentist.

3)         A recall system that will assure that each resident is

reexamined at specified intervals in accordance with his needs, but at least

annually.

c)         There is education and training in the maintenance of oral

health and a dental hygiene program that includes:  (B) Imparting information

regarding nutrition and diet control measures to residents and staff;

instruction of residents and staff in living units in proper oral hygiene

methods; and instruction of parents or surrogates in the maintenance of proper

oral hygiene, where appropriate (as in the case of residents leaving the

facility).

d)         A permanent dental record shall be maintained for each

resident.  A summary dental progress report shall be entered in the resident's

unit record at stated intervals.  A copy of the permanent dental record shall

be provided a facility to which a resident is transferred.  (B)

e)         There shall be a formal arrangement for providing qualified

and adequate dental services to the facility, including care in dental

emergencies on a 24 hour, seven days-a-week basis

mary dental progress report shall be entered in the resident's

unit record at stated intervals.  A copy of the permanent dental record shall

be provided a facility to which a resident is transferred.  (B)

e)         There shall be a formal arrangement for providing qualified

and adequate dental services to the facility, including care in dental

emergencies on a 24 hour, seven days-a-week basis.  (B)

f)         There shall be available sufficient, appropriately qualified

dental personnel, and necessary supporting staff, to carry out the dental

services program.  All dentists providing services to the facility shall be

fully licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.  All dental hygienists

providing services to the facility shall be licensed to practice in the State

of Illinois.(B)

g)         Each facility shall have a denture and dental prosthesis

marking system which takes into account the identification marking system contained

in Section 49 of the Illinois Dental Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch.

111, par. 2349). Policies and Procedures shall be written and contained in the

facilities Policies and Procedure Manual.  It shall include, at a minimum,

provisions for:  (B)

1)         Marking individual dentures or dental protheses, if not marked

prior to admission to the facility, within ten days of admittance; and

2)         individually marked denture cups for denture storage at night.