Stories of Impact
This growing collection of stories — featuring our work with communities, patients, providers, policymakers, educators, and advocates — are the building blocks of a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system.
Featured Stories
Learning to Lead: Teens Connect Community to Oral Health Care
Learning to Lead story should be moved to top with this blurb: Two CareQuest Institute grantees in two states, New Mainers Public Health Institute (NMPHI) in Maine and Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND) in Colorado, are empowering children to help individuals in their communities access and learn about oral health. Check out the impact those kids are making in this blog post and video.
How Hygienists Are Providing Critical Oral Care to ICU Patients
Helping Older Adults with Their Oral Health . . . from Miles Away
Winning on Water Fluoridation: Lessons from Louisiana and Connecticut
Aging Out: A Story of an Adult with Disabilities Trying to Find Oral Care
Connecting the Dots: Two Innovative Approaches that Help Kids Access Care
Voices from the Field: A Student Perspective on OPEN Hill Day
Veteran Oral Health: ‘They’ve done so much for us. Why aren’t we taking care of them?’
Voices from the Field: Dr. Jessica Robertson on Providing Care in Rural Areas
Trauma-Informed Care: Creating a Safe Space for Dental Patients
Veteran Oral Health: The Urgent Case for Improving Veteran Oral Health
Care for the Incarcerated: Barriers to Better Oral Health
Voices from the Field: Dr. Thanos Zavras on Oral Health Care for Patients with Disabilities
Impact Report
Together, with our partners — providers, patients, policymakers, and stakeholders across oral health — we are creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated health system for everyone.
Explore the CareQuest Institute Impact Report 2025 to find videos, stories, and statistics about how we’re improving the oral health system through our collaborative work in philanthropy, analytics and data insights, health transformation, policy and advocacy, innovation, and education.
