Princess Health and Health ranking of Kentucky seniors moves up, but they are still last in health outcomes, says America's Health Rankings. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health ranking of Kentucky seniors moves up, but they are still last in health outcomes, says America's Health Rankings. Princessiccia

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By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsKentucky moved up three spots,...

Princess Health and KET programs focus on oral health, 'just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians' as problems that have a higher profile. Princessiccia

Princess Health and KET programs focus on oral health, 'just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians' as problems that have a higher profile. Princessiccia

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Kentucky Educational Television has turned its attention to oral health, which it...

Princess Health and Dr. Nikki Stone and mobile dental team in Hazard have helped cut tooth decay in the region 20 percent in a decade of operation. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Dr. Nikki Stone and mobile dental team in Hazard have helped cut tooth decay in the region 20 percent in a decade of operation. Princessiccia

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By Ann BlackfordUniversity of KentuckyWhen Dr. Daria "Nikki" Stone, associate professor...

Princess Health and More dental patients using ERs, showing lack of dental coverage, shortage of dentists and the stepchild status of oral health.Princessiccia

Princess Health and More dental patients using ERs, showing lack of dental coverage, shortage of dentists and the stepchild status of oral health.Princessiccia

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More patients are going to hospital emergency rooms for dental care, illustrating...

Princess Health and UK students in national program to educate kids about oral health .Princessiccia

Princess Health and UK students in national program to educate kids about oral health .Princessiccia

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A University of Kentucky undergraduate dental group was recently spotlighted by...

Princess Health and Princess Health andLess than 60% of Kentuckians say they visited a dentist in the past year, ranking the state 43rd in the nation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andLess than 60% of Kentuckians say they visited a dentist in the past year, ranking the state 43rd in the nation.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranked 43rd among the 50 states in percentage of people who told pollsters...

Princess Health and Princess Health andHealth reform law isn't as sweeping when it comes to dental coverage, but Appalachian dentists say it should help.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andHealth reform law isn't as sweeping when it comes to dental coverage, but Appalachian dentists say it should help.Princessiccia

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Dr. Heather Whitt explains costs to Anita Slone at the Eula HallHealth Center in...

Princess Health and Princess Health andGroup overseeing effort to make state healthier hears of 'dire need,' tools for improvement.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andGroup overseeing effort to make state healthier hears of 'dire need,' tools for improvement.Princessiccia

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Kentucky's health is "in dire need of improvement," but the state has some tools...

Princess Health and Princess Health andOne of every three Kentucky adults didn't see a dentist last year; key factors are overall health, insurance and income.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andOne of every three Kentucky adults didn't see a dentist last year; key factors are overall health, insurance and income.Princessiccia

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More than a third of Kentucky adults say they didn't go to a dentist last year,...

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

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

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Despite the plethora of bad news about Kentucky's poor health status, there are...

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

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

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Routine dental care is essential to overall health, but a new poll shows 1.7 million...

Princess Health and U of L dean says $50 billion in annual health costs could be saved if Americans just walked more.Princessiccia

Princess Health and U of L dean says $50 billion in annual health costs could be saved if Americans just walked more.Princessiccia

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Small changes in health behavior can have a huge impact on the public's overall...

Princess Health and Louisville dental school to mark Women's History Month with women's art and oral-health fair and reception.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Louisville dental school to mark Women's History Month with women's art and oral-health fair and reception.Princessiccia

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The University of Louisville School of Dentistry will kick off its Women's History...

Princess Health and Poll finds four out of five Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll finds four out of five Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care.Princessiccia

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New poll figures indicate the majority of Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse...

Princess Health and Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids.Princessiccia

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Tooth decay is children's most common chronic health problem, and the 2010 federal...

Princess Health and Diabetes can cause gum disease and tooth decay.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Diabetes can cause gum disease and tooth decay.Princessiccia

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Though it's commonly known that diabetes can affect organ function and eyesight,...

Princess Health and Bill amendment could make dental, vision care more expensive.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Bill amendment could make dental, vision care more expensive.Princessiccia

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A last-minute amendment to a bill intended to limit when insurance companies could...

Princess Health and Effort to boost oral health in nursing homes gets tangled up with industry's attempt to insulate itself from lawsuits; both bills die.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Effort to boost oral health in nursing homes gets tangled up with industry's attempt to insulate itself from lawsuits; both bills die.Princessiccia

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A bill to get nursing-home residents better dental services "appears to be dead...

Princess Health and State starting free training for dentists in pediatric dentistry.Princessiccia

Princess Health and State starting free training for dentists in pediatric dentistry.Princessiccia

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One of the many problems with Kentucky's oral health is that not enough dentists...

Princess Health and 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.Princessiccia

Princess Health and 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.Princessiccia

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By Al SmithKentucky Health NewsWith nearly a fourth of Kentucky�s 1 million children...