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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School says we owe them this form. My older kid never had this and i don’t see how my kid’s dental history is any of their business since there is no inoculation/ public health issue. [/quote]

Agreed OP.  It’s ridiculous.

I’m guessing the dental lobby got together and decided they should encourage this.  My sister is an optometrist and I know they have lobbied (in a different state) to require an eye exam before entering Kindergarten.

IMO, it’s enough to require vaccinations.  If a kid is seeing his pediatrician for vaccines, or goes to a clinic, it means that someone is likely checking his/her vision and asking about the dentist.

It’s ridiculous that MCPS requires this. [/quote]

I'd rather see dental and vision exams before K. as more people do vaccinations than those.  Being able to see in K. is important.[/quote]

I agree.  It’s not uncommon for students referred for learning and/or behavioral difficulties to have underlying issues with vision, hearing or even dental or other medical concerns. The younger kids don’t know that the world isn’t blurry, for example.  Some schools try to screen all kids for things like this in target grades.  [/quote]

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