Elizabeth Wehlage, a registered dental hygienist with the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, told attendees at See, Hear Iola about dental health in rural communities.
Wehlage grew up in Humboldt and attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Wehlage said many times patients will wait until their teeth start bothering them before they will make an appointment.
Seeing a dentist at that point can require extensive work, she said.
