Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-1-302: Instruction as to the care of the teeth — Appointment of director — Assistance of teachers.

The commissioner shall appoint a director to instruct the pupils of the public schools and inmates of the charitable institutions in the importance of the care and preservation of the teeth, and to lecture to the teachers of the schools and institutions with the purpose of securing their assistance in having the pupils of the schools carry out the director's instructions.