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Halloween candy hikes risk of cavities, not just from more sugar, but from more frequent eating of it; here are tooth-friendly tips

Posted by | 2:15 PM
Photo from EnviroDad.com Halloween candy can rot your teeth. At Halloween, the issue is not just sugar, it's how often you eat it. Often...

Effort for kids' dental health in Clark, started by volunteers and continued by health department with tax, earns national award

Posted by | 8:58 AM
"A community effort to fight tooth decay in children in Clark County has been named a model for the nation," veteran journalist Al...

Foundation breaks down poll by region to show differences among Kentuckians' views on health topics and issues

Posted by | 4:05 PM
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted for it and the Health ...

Sick of all the bad facts about Kentucky's health? Here's encouraging news about oral health and drug treatment

Posted by | 5:39 PM
Despite the plethora of bad news about Kentucky's poor health status, there are many positive initiatives for Kentucky's oral health...

Oral health care for the poor in Kentucky suffers under managed care as dentists leave Medicaid; how about your county?

Posted by | 8:12 AM
Kentucky's serious oral-health problems are getting worse because fewer dentists are participating in the Medicaid program -- a result o...

Poll shows more than half of Ky. adults have no dental insurance and many go without essential dental care

Posted by | 1:35 PM
Routine dental care is essential to overall health, but a new poll shows 1.7 million Kentucky adults do not have dental insurance. That is m...

Kentucky parents' overall perception of Kentucky children's health doesn't match the statistics, foundation survey finds

Posted by | 12:19 PM
Many Kentucky parents' perception of their children's health doesn't match statistics, suggesting that many health problems are ...