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Explore our blog to find the stories, perspectives, and ideas that paint a picture of progress and change in oral health.
Seven Common Questions on Dental Fear and Anxiety
Dental fear and anxiety can pose significant barriers to receiving dental treatment and affect people across socioeconomic and demographic...
A Workforce Win: Dentist and Dental Hygiene License Portability Is Underway
When you pull out your wallet, you’re likely to see a driver’s license. Perhaps you earned that license in Maine, Minnesota, or Montana. Or maybe...
Why We Created the Oral Health Equity in America Survey — and What We Found
How is America’s oral health? It’s a challenging question, especially when you consider all the potential sources of information. Is the best...
Behind the Scenes with an Oral Health Advocate
For Pareesa Charmchi Goodwin, hearing people’s stories, hearing how she can help, is a gift. “I am fortunate to have built relationships with...
How One FQHC in Florida Is Approaching the Future of Oral Health Care
Over the course of the pandemic, health care providers have adapted to a new kind of workplace reality. For oral health care providers, that...
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...