• 401 Frederica Street, B-203
  • Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
  • (270) 685-2652 | FAX (270) 685-6074
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    • Background
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    • Option 1: Rely on dentists in private practices
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    • Option 2: Create a new clinic or expand existing ones
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    • Option 3: Advocate for reimbursement increases
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    • Option 4: Focus on prevention
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    • Discussion Questions / Dental Data
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    • For More Information / To Get Involved / Share Your Views / Sources

Dental care for disadvantaged youth

Local options for expanded services

learn more

“Dental care for poor youth ‘a huge, huge need’”
Public Life Advocate, January 2006
http://www.plfo.org/advocate/volume_3_issue_1/dental_care_for_poor_youth/

Mission Frankfort Dental Clinic
201 St. Clair St.
Frankfort, KY 40601
(800) 675-7948
http://fbcfrankfort.com/

get involved

Citizens Health Care Advocates
Beverly Mills, Executive Director
401 Frederica St., B-203
Owensboro, KY 42301
beverly.mills@plfo.org
(270) 685-2652

Kentucky Youth Advocates
2034 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
info@kyyouth.org
(502) 895-8167

share your views

Reid Haire, Judge/Executive, Chairman
Daviess County Courthouse
P. O. Box 1716
Owensboro, KY 42302-1716
(270) 685-8424

Bob Whitmer, City Manager, Designee for Mayor
City Hall
P. O. Box 10003
Owensboro, KY 42302-0847
(270) 687-8560

Coy E. Ball, M.D.
26 Sycamore St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 684-4779

John T. Houston, M.D.
2707 Breckenridge St.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 926-8828

Randall Edward King, M.D.
3240 Mount Moriah Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 686-6168

Terry L. Norris, D.M.D.
2200 E. Parrish Ave., Bldg. C, Suite 201
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 683-3269

Freida Pagan, RN, MSN
1301 Gilbert Lane
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 686-4545

Walter Marsch, D.V.M.
5763 Jack Hinton Rd.
Philpot, KY 42366
(270) 729 9110

John C. Schertzinger, O.D.
2138 Old Cabin Rd.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 683-8160

Jim Riney, P.E.
416 W. Third St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 683-7558

Bobby Stovall
1823 Cullen Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 686-7520

David Nation, RPh.
3030 Burlew Blvd.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 684-5398

Green River District Board of Health

Daviess County

David Nation, RPh. (Designee for Judge/Executive Reid Haire)
3030 Burlew Blvd.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 684-5398

Leslie Smeathers, R.N., B.S.N., COHN (Designee for Mayor)
1410 W. Fifth St.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 687-8544

John T. Houston, M.D.
2707 Breckenridge St.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270)926-8828

Coy E. Ball, M.D.
26 Sycamore St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 684-4779

Terry L. Norris, D.M.D.
2200 E Parrish Ave., Bldg. C, Suite 201
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 683-3269

Bobby G. Stovall
1823 Cullen Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 686-7520

James R. Riney, P. E.
416 W. Third St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 683-7558

Hancock County

Edna M. Rice (Designee for Judge/Executive Jack McCaslin)
P. O. Box 36, 150 Washington St.
Hawesville, KY 42348
(270) 927-8739

Walton R. Allen, D.M.D.
P.O. Box 248
Hawesville, KY 42348(270) 927-6045

Henderson County

Charles Alexander (Designee for Judge/Executive Sandy Watkins)
3082 Midway Rd.
Henderson, KY 42420
(270) 826-3971

M. Gaynor Howell, M.D.
120 Pines Dr.
Henderson, KY 42420
(270) 826-6491

Sally M. Fife, O.D.
300 Ninth St.
Henderson, KY 42420
(270) 827-8681

Eric Ervin, M.D.
110 Third St.
Henderson, KY 42420
(270) 827-3573

McLean County

Judge/Executive Larry B. Whitaker
Courthouse
Calhoun, KY 42327
(270) 273-3213

Joe K. Howell, P.E.
835 Doug Hill Rd.
Island, KY 42350
(270) 486-9906

Owensboro Medical Health System
Jeff Barber, Ph.D., CEO
811 E. Parrish Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 688-2000

Owensboro Public Schools

George Gilliam, M.D., Chair
Jane Haase
Joanne Penrod
Superintendent Larry Vick
1335 W. 11th St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 686-1000

Daviess County Public Schools
Mary Tim Griffin, Chair
John Ed Dunn
Dwight Lovan
Joe Overby
Frank Riney
Superintendent Tom Shelton
1622 Southeastern Pkwy.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 852-7000

Green River Dental Association
c/o Dr. J. Crews
2200 E. Parrish Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 683-7447

GRADD Health Council
c/o Blaine Pieper, Chair
Ohio County Hospital
1211 Main Street
Hartford, KY 42347-1847


Sources

American Dental Association (ada.org)
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
(astdd.org)
Cecil, James DMD, Kentucky Oral Health Program
Denham, M. Lee, Green River District Health
dentalclinicmanual.com
Hinson, Ph.D. David, Founder of Mission: Frankfort
Ireland, Renee, Daviess County Public Schools
Kentucky Youth Advocates, Kentucky’s Cavity: Parents voice concerns about children’s dental care in their communities, 2004
Mountjoy, JAT, Daviess County Community
Access/REACH Clinic
Murphy, Beth, Owensboro Public Schools – Foust Elementary School
Norris, Terry DMD Owensboro
Willis, D. and Butters, J. Kentucky Adult Oral Health Survey (2002)
www.dentistry.ky.gov

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