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Critical Condition: Oral Infections Tax Emergency Room Resources
Last Update: 10/08 8:05 pm
The Northern Kentucky Health Department says as many as 20% of emergency room visits are oral health related.

"A lot of people who don't have insurance – who don't have the ability to obtain services in the private treatment community – end up in the emergency room," said Dr. Steven Katkowsky, M.D., director of the Northern Kentucky Health Department.

Katkowsky wants to partner with dental schools at both the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville to improve his health district's oral health.

In the meantime, the health department has programs in schools and other learning centers, such as Headstart, that provide fluoride varnish to children who might not see a dentist on a regular basis.......

Kentucky where fluoridation is state-mandated:NYSCOF