Dentistry Today: 6 Things We Learned About Oral Health in the Last Year

One year ago marked the launch of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health amidst a national reckoning on the deep inequities that exist across this country.

CareQuest Institute was created with a commitment to creating a health system that is more accessible, equitable, and integrated. Unfortunately, our health care system is not built to work for everyone: people of color, those living in rural communities, people with disabilities, older adults, and other historically marginalized groups have been left behind. The result is that millions of Americans suffer from unnecessary oral diseases every year. Our oral health system is ready for — and urgently needs — change.

Every day, that’s what CareQuest Institute works toward — creating positive change by elevating ideas and solutions to create a more accessible, equitable, and integrated health system for everyone. One year in, CareQuest Institute is accelerating oral health care transformation and moving faster, together, toward a health system designed for everyone.

In the last 12 months, CareQuest Institute has learned dozens of lessons about the oral health industry, but these six stand above the rest.

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