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Voices from the Field: Dr. Kelly Tanner on Elevating Dental Hygienists
Dr. Kelly Tanner knew from a young age she wanted to be a dental hygienist. Today, as the CEO of Next Level Dental Hygiene and Ascend Health...
A Change That Can Help Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis
By Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, Senior Advisor and former President and CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Uncertainty. Anticipation....
Six Things We Learned in Our First Year as CareQuest Institute
One year ago today — March 29 — we officially launched CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Building on the strengths of past organizations,...
Busting Four Myths about Investing in Health Equity
Earlier this month, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health CEO and president Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, presented an hour-long session at South...
Voices from the Field: Dr. Deborah George on Dentistry’s Lessons from the Pandemic
Dr. Deborah George has worked at the Jessie Trice Community Health System, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Florida, for more than 25...
More on MDRAN: Answers to 11 Questions about a Successful Care Coordination System
Care coordination involves ensuring that all providers caring for a patient have access to the same information and can communicate seamlessly...
Centering Veteran Voices: Takeaways from the Transforming Veteran Oral Health Colloquium
It was one of those questions, one of those statements, that echoes long after an event concludes. “Go back to the simple question,” said Chelsea...
A Snapshot of the Oral Health in America Report
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, a follow-up to the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America in 2000, was released in...
Exploring Oral Health Care Spending over a Life Span
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health researchers recently published an article in the Journal of the American Dental Association that offers one...
Voices from the Field: LaVette C. Henderson on the Path Ahead for the Diverse Dental Society
Last month, the Diverse Dental Society (DDS) announced LaVette C. Henderson, CMP, HMCC, FACD, as its new president for 2022. The former executive...
Looking to the Future of Black History Month
Black History Month, first recognized during the celebration of the United States Bicentennial in 1976, gives us the chance to look back on the...
Three Reasons Why Adults on Medicaid Need Dental Coverage
Medicaid — the health care program jointly funded by states and the federal government to provide comprehensive health care services to 75...