PBS Kentucky Educational Television
As the saying goes, what gets measured, gets changed. While the oral health status of Kentuckians is widely acknowledged as needing improvement, the hard numbers to support this claim have not been aggregated and presented to the public in a comprehensive way – until now.
NPR Murray State WKMS
Kentucky lawmakers are searching for ways to improve oral health among the state’s children, with a particular emphasis on lower income families. The matter came before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee last week.
NPR Louisville WFPL
Kentucky is second in the U.S. in the incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancers and fifth highest for adults 65 or older who have had all their natural teeth extracted, according to a new study from the Center for Health Workforce Studies.
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 oral health, but finding a dentist can still be a problem, especially in rural Kentucky. And even though children on Medicaid have dental insurance, more than half of them don’t get any dental care.
PBS Kentucky Educational Television
CHWS Project Director Margaret Langelier presents findings of Oral Health in Kentucky report to Kentucky’s House of Representatives Health and Welfare Committee.
PBS Kentucky Educational Television
CHWS Project Director Margaret Langelier presents findings of Oral Health in Kentucky report to Kentucky’s Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
