# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 2A: Director of dental services

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 2A
- **Heading:** Director of dental services
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 2A

## Text

Section 2A. (a) In order to improve, promote and protect oral health, there shall be, in the office of Medicaid, a full-time director of dental services who shall work collaboratively with the department of public health to facilitate the integration of programs to improve oral health. (b) The director of dental services shall be a dentist licensed in the commonwealth who has public health experience and shall oversee the MassHealth dental program and collaborate with the dental director at the department of public health and the office of oral health on dental public health programs for MassHealth recipients to increase access to oral health services, oral health prevention activities and other initiatives to address oral health disparities including, but not limited to, workforce shortages.

Section 2A. (a) In order to improve, promote and protect oral health, there shall be, in the office of Medicaid, a full-time director of dental services who shall work collaboratively with the department of public health to facilitate the integration of programs to improve oral health.

(b) The director of dental services shall be a dentist licensed in the commonwealth who has public health experience and shall oversee the MassHealth dental program and collaborate with the dental director at the department of public health and the office of oral health on dental public health programs for MassHealth recipients to increase access to oral health services, oral health prevention activities and other initiatives to address oral health disparities including, but not limited to, workforce shortages.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 1 Duties of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 2 Established authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 2A Director of dental services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S2A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 6 Medical care advisory committee; member; staff; report from office of Medicaid](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 7 Powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 8 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 8A Definitions for Secs. 13C to 13K and Secs. 64 to 70](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9 Eligibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9A MassHealth; beneficiaries; eligibility; payment; information applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9C Medical insurance reimbursement programs; definitions; eligibility; expenditures; submission of plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9D Senior care options initiative; senior care organizations; enrollment choices; advisory committee; report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9D.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9E Application for authority; implementation of measures; waiver of measures due to hardship](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9E.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 9F Duals demonstration; review of request for financial solvency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S9F.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 10 Medical care assistance program for pregnant women and infants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C118E_S10.md)

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