Mullins and Gonsalves Discuss Oral Health on KET
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2016) – As part of KET's "Inside Oral Health Care" initiative, funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Drs. Raynor Mullins, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry emeritus faculty, and Wanda Gonsalves, vice chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky, were interviewed on KET’s “One to One with Bill Goodman” show.
Goodman spoke with Mullins and Gonsalves regarding coordinating oral health and primary medical behavioral health care. This coordination is important, as a person’s oral health is crucial to their overall wellness.
During the interview, Mullins shared, “It’s clear to me that oral health has many consequences that are not readily recognized by our public officials or in healthcare policy and finance.”
This lack of knowledge about oral health leads to significant hidden costs for Medicaid and Medicare as well as private insurance companies, according to Mullins.
If primary care providers, dentists and dental hygienists can begin to work together, Mullins and Gonsalves contend those costs can be reduced and oral health improved.
The segment is available and can be viewed online here. It will also air again on KET2 and KETKY on the following dates and times:
- KET2: June 22, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. ET
- KET2 June 22, 2016 at 7:29 p.m. ET
- KET2: June 22, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- KETKY: June 23, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. ET
- KETKY: June 26, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. ET
DENTISTRY CONTACT: Ann Jarvis, ann.jarvis@uky.edu, (859) 323-6526
MEDIA CONTACT: Olivia McCoy, olivia.mccoy1@uky.edu, (859) 257-1076
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