by Darren Edwards | Feb 7, 2024 | Tool
Improving Children’s Dental Health Tooth decay is the most common, preventable chronic disease among children in the US. And in Ohio, one out of every four children has not had an annual dental visit. CareQuest Institute and Oral Health Ohio are collaborating on...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 13, 2023 | Tool
A Toolkit to Promote Access and Quality Care Through Teledentistry Teledentistry offers immense potential benefits for oral health care, but to realize these benefits, appropriate policies and regulations must be in place. This document identifies primary...
by Darren Edwards | Apr 7, 2023 | Tool
During pregnancy, oral health care is essential, yet often underutilized — especially for people enrolled in Medicaid. This dashboard provides information related to Medicaid expansion and eligibility during pregnancy and postpartum, preterm birth rates, and infant...
by Darren Edwards | Apr 1, 2023 | Tool
The Guide is an illustrated manual on diagnostics, preventives, and therapeutics to fight dental caries without removing tooth structure, including instructions and tips to: Differentiate active vs. arrested caries lesions Apply silver diamine fluoride,...
by Darren Edwards | Jul 14, 2022 | Tool
Improving Medicare Dental Coverage Medically necessary dental care is oral health care that is needed to properly treat other diagnosed medical conditions. For instance, oral health care can be vital to ensuring that a person can receive a transplant, move forward...
by Darren Edwards | Sep 16, 2021 | Tool
As part of the Dental Data Exchange Project, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health helped develop the first implementation guides to bridge the communication gap between primary care and oral health care. National partners and thought leaders, including representatives...
