Closing the Gap: Healthy Smiles, Healthy Futures

About this episode

The episode discusses efforts to improve dental care access for children in Riverside County.

On this episode of EquiTEA, Kimberly Jow of RUHS Injury Prevention Services (IPS) sits down with Dr. Travis Tramel of GeriSmiles in honor of Children’s Dental Month. In this conversation, they highlight how the RUHS Oral Health Program along with GeriSmiles work to reduce the gap in dental care access for children across Riverside County. To find out more about the programs IPS offer, please visit: https://www.ruhealth.org/public-health/injury-prevention-services To find out more about GeriSmiles, please visit: https://www.gerismilesmobile.com/

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Jow

Guest: Dr. Travis Tramel

Topics covered

• dental care
• children's health
• access to healthcare
• oral health
• community services

Keywords

• dental care
• children's dental month
• Riverside County
• oral health program
• GeriSmiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RUHS Injury Prevention Services, GeriSmiles, RUHS Oral Health Program

Places: Riverside County

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