Authorization to Solicit and Accept Funds
- The Board is authorized to solicit and accept money for dental clinics' operation in public schools from organization until December 1, 1915.
Management and Deposit of Funds
- All funds collected must be immediately deposited in the Insular Treasury under a designated Dental Hygiene Fund.
- The Board or its agents must issue receipts for all contributions, countersigned by the Insular Treasurer.
Specific Use and Expenditure of Funds
- Funds must exclusively provide free dental services to poor children in public primary schools and all children attending any public or private primary schools.
- Permissible expenditures include:
- (a) Dental instruments and equipment necessary for dental services.
- (b) Expenses related to fundraising, clinic establishment, and administration.
- (c) Materials, medicines, and dental supplies for treatment.
- (d) Compensation for dentists, assistants, and others performing dental work.
- (e) Payment for essential support services required to maintain adequate and sanitary dental service.
Employment Criteria for Dentists and Staff
- All employees paid from the fund must be either natives of the Philippine Islands or the United States.
- Selection must be based on impartial assessment of aptitude relevant to the duties.
Control and Authorization of Disbursements
- No payment from the Dental Hygiene Fund shall be made by the Insular Treasurer without vouchers signed by all three Board members.
- Vouchers must also be countersigned by the Directors of Health and Education or their designated representatives in their absence.
Effectivity
- The Act takes effect immediately upon its passage on February 5, 1915.