The Pew Charitable Trusts
Poor dental health continues to be a problem throughout Kentucky, but the situation is particularly severe for low-income residents, people living in rural areas, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with special needs, according to a report released on Feb. 24 2016 by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany.
Insider Louisville
There is some good news when it comes to dental health in Kentucky, according to a new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Albany. The study was financed in part by the Pew Charitable Trust and was compiled using interviews with stakeholders with an interest in oral health in Kentucky.
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 New Era
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky still has dismal dental problems and poor overall oral health but is making some gains in attacking them, according to research presented to a legislative committee Thursday.
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.
The Detroit News
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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.
Courier-Journal
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky still has dismal dental problems and poor overall oral health but is making some gains in attacking them, according to research presented to a legislative committee Thursday. Expanded access to dental care was one of the greatest gains from Kentucky’s decision to expand Medicaid and create a health exchange under the Affordable Care Act, according to the presentation of research funded in part by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
