As a member of the statewide oral health coalition, you are on a committee to review the statewide oral health surveillance system. The purpose is to make recommendations for a statewide oral health survey to be implemented as part of the statewide surveillance system.
-All of the following EXCEPT one are Healthy People 2020 objectives. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

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Increasing the surveillance systems for OPC is not a Healthy People 2020 objective; the current surveillance systems for OPC are adequate. However, an objective exists to increase the screening for OPC in dental offices to be able to identify lesions in the early stage to increase survival rates. Healthy People 2020 objectives relative to surveillance are to increase referrals of infants and children with cleft lips and cleft palates to craniofacial anomaly rehabilitative teams and to increase the number of states that have an oral and craniofacial health surveillance system. An objective addresses the reduction of moderate to severe periodontitis in adults and older adults, and several objectives address the reduction of dental caries experience and untreated tooth decay in children, adolescents, and adults. Another objective is that oral health professionals in dental offices increase counseling on the reduction of tobacco use or cessation and increase testing or referral for glycemic control. Other objectives relate to increasing dental sealants in preschool- and school-age children; reducing complete and partial tooth loss in adults; increasing preventive and restorative care in children, adolescents, and adults; increasing water fluoridation; and increasing the use of oral health professionals with public health training as directors of state, local, and tribal oral health governmental agencies and programs.

As a Member of the Statewide Oral Health Coalition, You