Tag: dentistry
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Board of Dentistry’s relaxation of limits on hygienists is the latest sign of hope in Kentucky’s all-too-grim story of oral health
By Al Smith Kentucky Health News With nearly a fourth of Kentucky’s 1 million children living in poverty and suffering some of the worst oral health in America, the state...
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$45 million renovation complete at U of L School of Dentistry
The University of Louisville announced the completion of a $45 million renovation to its School of Dentistry last week. The two-year project added 20,000 square feet and renovated another 211,000....
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3 universites and federal agency join to improve oral health in Appalachian Kentucky
With money from the Appalachian Regional Commission and some of their own, three very different Kentucky universities will collaborate “to enhance sustainable, collaborative dental health education and care” in the...
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Oral health grant for 25,000 Appalachian children should be beginning of statewide effort, Al Smith says
In an op-ed piece, veteran Kentucky journalist Al Smith praised the recent announcement that 25,000 Eastern Kentucky children in 16 counties will receive preventive dental care this school year. The...
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Promising tooth varnish that prevents tooth decay will be applied to 25,000 students in 16 Kentucky Appalachian counties
Using an innovative fluoride technique, about 25,000 children in 16 Appalachian Kentucky counties will receive preventive dental care at school, under a $1.25 million pilot project announced by Gov. Steve...
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Tooth varnish saving smiles in Clark County
To protect about 3,000 Clark County children from tooth decay, local dentists and volunteers headed to schools to apply a fluoride varnish earlier this month. “We knew this material worked,...
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Pew gives Ky. a “C” for looking after dental health of children
Kentucky received a “C” grade from the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign for meeting the dental health needs of children, the same grade it was given last year. The Courier-Journal reports the...
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Cavities can be contagious, researchers have found
A new study has found that cavities are contagious. “Just as a cold virus can be passed from one person to the next,” so can cavity-causing bacteria that cling to...
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Summit and local groups focus attention on oral health, a big problem for Kentucky and one that can hurt overall health
By Sarah Vos and Al Cross Kentucky Health News When it comes to dental health, Kentucky is down in the mouth. It ranks among the worst in the nation, with...
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Woodford County coalition formed to improve dental health
The Woodford County Oral Health Coalition has partnered with nine local dentists to give free dental care to 16 elementary students in the Woodford County public school system. On Jan....