by Darren Edwards | Jan 14, 2025 | Publication
Persistent Barriers to Equitable Access for All Barriers to adequate oral health care for millions of people in the US — barriers stemming from socioeconomic factors and environments that do not welcome everyone — continue to create inequities, according to CareQuest...
by Darren Edwards | Jan 7, 2025 | Journal Article
In an article in BMC Oral Health, researchers from CareQuest Institute and Texas A&M University College of Dentistry analyze the impact of structural and intermediary determinants on oral health outcomes. They found that adults who experienced any of the social...
by Darren Edwards | Dec 5, 2024 | Visual Report
A visual report from CareQuest Institute reviews the relationship between incarceration and oral health, highlighting that 50% of incarcerated individuals had a dental problem during the time they were imprisoned. “First and foremost,” the authors write, “we must...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 27, 2024 | Journal Article
An article in the North Carolina Medical Journal authored by members of the CareQuest Institute Health Transformation team highlights that teledentistry is a valuable technology tool and demonstrates how critical state-based approaches to transformation are in...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 27, 2024 | Tool
Managing Diabetes Costs with Oral Health This interactive tool from CareQuest Institute allows integrated care settings, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, to input data and simulate potential cost savings from covering periodontal treatment — specifically...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 21, 2024 | Journal Article
Embracing Whole-Person Health in Research and Practice A supplement in JDR Clinical & Translational Research, supported by CareQuest Institute, features nine articles that provide strong evidence for health systems to integrate oral, behavioral, and systemic...
