by Lisa Sall | May 18, 2026 | Visual Report
What National Data Shows — and Why Action Matters In this data analysis, CareQuest Institute researchers found that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face greater barriers to dental care and have worse oral health outcomes than those...
by Lisa Sall | May 12, 2026 | Visual Report
Veterans Are More Likely to Lose Teeth, Suffer Pain, and Struggle to Access Regular Dental Care The men and women who have served our country deserve to live the rest of their lives with dignity and pride. But when it comes to oral health, America is not living up to...
by Lisa Sall | Feb 19, 2026 | Visual Report
An analysis from CareQuest Institute estimates that approximately 32 million US adults’ dental care needs will exceed their dental insurance plan’s annual maximum benefit. The report draws on the 2025 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey to understand how...
by Lisa Sall | Jan 29, 2026 | Visual Report
In this report, researchers at CareQuest Institute analyzed how ending water fluoridation would affect the well-being of children and Medicaid costs within five states: Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Each of these states has legislation to ban...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 3, 2025 | Visual Report
While emergency department (ED) visits for non-traumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) have declined since 2019, costs have risen significantly — $500 million — to a total of $3.9 billion, according to a new analysis of ED trends by CareQuest Institute. In 2019, there...
by Darren Edwards | Sep 29, 2025 | Visual Report
Despite the essential role of oral health in overall well-being, Medicare does not provide comprehensive dental coverage, leaving one in three older adults without dental coverage and forcing them to pay out-of-pocket or go without necessary care. This oral health...
