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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
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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...
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Effort for kids' dental health in Clark, started by volunteers and continued by health department with tax, earns national award
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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...
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Foundation breaks down poll by region to show differences among Kentuckians' views on health topics and issues
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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted for it and the Health ...
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prescription drug abuse
Sick of all the bad facts about Kentucky's health? Here's encouraging news about oral health and drug treatment
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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...
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substance abuse
Oral health care for the poor in Kentucky suffers under managed care as dentists leave Medicaid; how about your county?
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8:12 AM
Kentucky's serious oral-health problems are getting worse because fewer dentists are participating in the Medicaid program -- a result o...
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Poll shows more than half of Ky. adults have no dental insurance and many go without essential dental care
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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...
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Kentucky parents' overall perception of Kentucky children's health doesn't match the statistics, foundation survey finds
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12:19 PM
Many Kentucky parents' perception of their children's health doesn't match statistics, suggesting that many health problems are ...
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Almost 1/4 of Ky. inmates have mental-health issue; lockups are becoming the 'new asylums,' Wall Street Journal says
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Beshear to study nursing-home staffing minimums, suggests homes' high liability costs are related to poorly ranked care
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