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Dental Health Panel Discussion | Aging Matters
Nashville Public Television welcomes a panel of dental health experts to discuss SMILE ON 60+, a new statewide initiative that seeks to improve the health of low-income seniors through increased access to oral health care. The initiative serves Tennessee residents ages 60 and older who have an income at 200 percent lower than the poverty threshold and who lack dental insurance.
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