Tag: dental health
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KET programs focus on oral health, ‘just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians’ as problems that have a higher profile
Kentucky Educational Television has turned its attention to oral health, which it says is “just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians” as the state’s “alarmingly high rates of cancer,...
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Dr. Nikki Stone and mobile dental team in Hazard have helped cut tooth decay in the region 20 percent in a decade of operation
By Ann Blackford University of Kentucky When Dr. Daria “Nikki” Stone, associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, became the director of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile...
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U of L dental school’s general-dentistry and oral-medicine chair elected president of American Academy of Oral Medicine
Wendy S. Hupp Wendy S. Hupp, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, will be...
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Study of preventive health status finds Kentucky is in the middle of the pack generally, but has several good and bad aspects
A study that looked at preventive health services among states in three categories found that Kentucky fell near the middle of the pack for most of the measures, but was...
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Study of oral health in Ky. shows progress and challenges, reminds us of connections between oral health and overall health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians than ever have access to dental care because of Medicaid eligibility for dental insurance, and the state has made some gains in...
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Newly diagnosed diabetics treated for gum disease have lower health costs; shows need to integrate oral health and primary care
Newly diagnosed diabetics who are monitored and treated for gum disease have lower health-care costs, according to a study by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. The study, published...
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Beshear, former state dental director and UK faculty member in Madisonville named first Kentucky Oral Health Champions
The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition recently named former Gov. Steve Beshear, former state dental director Dr. Jim Cecil and Dr. Laura Hancock Jones of the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry the first three Kentucky...
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First-year UK dental students give dental care to 388 elementary students in four counties through Seal Kentucky program
UK photo First-year University of Kentucky dental students provided basic dental care and sealants to 388 students this fall at participating elementary schools through the Seal Kentucky program, according to...
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Smiling Schools tooth-varnish program expands to 10 more counties; now in 40
Kentucky’s Smiling Schools program is expanding to 10 more counties and will now provide its free preventive tooth varnishing treatments to children in 40 elementary schools, most in Appalachia, according...
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Dental outreach program in Eastern Ky. celebrates 10th year; has improved both oral health and Head Start treatment completion
The University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare and the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile dental program in Eastern Kentucky...