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"According to a new study from CareQuest and the American Institute of Dental Public Health, of the more than 9 million veterans who are eligible for medical care from the VA, 85% are not eligible for dental coverage."

“'That was a moment of reckoning for me. It was unacceptable that a preventable disease was impacting our children in this way. This experience is what ultimately led me to my work at CareQuest Institute,” Minter-Jordan said."

"Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Boston, told the panel that traditional Medicare’s exclusion of dental benefits leaves about “half of Medicare enrollees, nearly 25 million older Americans and people with disabilities, without dental benefits.”'

Gary Harbison, Executive Director of the Missouri Oral Health Coalition, talks with KMOX Radio about the 224,063 people who lost dental coverage due to the Medicaid unwinding in 2023 in Missouri.

"Oral and mental health ailments have been well-researched, correlated, and understood within American healthcare for decades, yet 85% of the approximately 9 million American veterans do not have dental or oral health coverage through the VA."

"More current and prospective patients, especially younger ones, expect a virtual encounter option from all of their healthcare providers. Moreover, according to a recent survey conducted by CareQuest Institute, 86% of patients were satisfied with their teledental experiences and would recommend teledentistry."

"A staggering 68.5 million Americans are estimated to be without dental insurance. The causes and reasons are complex, but the result is an enormous gap in our health care system."

"This new rule holds the potential to make dental coverage available to millions of people who do not have it. According to the 2023 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, nearly 70 million adults do not have dental insurance. This number has almost certainly increased, as the survey was conducted before the start of the Medicaid redetermination process following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency."

Poor oral health may be associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a report recently released from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health warned in April 2023 that more than 14 million adults who are on Medicaid could lose their dental coverage as part of the redetermination process.