Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§256f Designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Area
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part D — Primary Health Care › subpart x — primary dental programs › § 256f
Summary
Defines "designated dental health professional shortage area" as a place, group, or facility the Secretary or State says lacks dentists.
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Title 42, §256f
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this subpart, the term “designated dental health professional shortage area” means an area, population group, or facility that is designated by the Secretary as a dental health professional shortage area under section 254e of this title or designated by the applicable State as having a dental health professional shortage.
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42 U.S.C. § 256f
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102