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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.
Learning to Lead: Teens Connect Community to Oral Health Care
Two programs, two states, and one goal: engaging a younger generation to help people in their communities get access to oral health care. With...
The New Fault Lines on Fluoride in Four States — and What They Mean for Medicaid
Across the country, there’s a new wave of proposals targeting community water fluoridation (CWF) as many states are tightening Medicaid budgets....
A New Perspective: Eight Questions with CareQuest Institute CEO Wade Rakes
Wade Rakes understands that oral health care impacts overall health outcomes. And he’s clear on the obstacles standing in the way of those...
How Hygienists Are Providing Critical Oral Care to ICU Patients
The scene, sadly, is a familiar one: A patient on a ventilator in a hospital bed is surrounded by beeping monitors and the steady hum of...
Better Together: How Interprofessional Learning and Practice Benefits Patients
In medical school, Anthony Marchlewski, MD, didn’t learn much about oral health. But as a resident at ProHealth Care, a community-based health...
Voices from the Field: Dr. Hal Jeter on the Benefits of Alternative Payment Models in Dentistry
As immediate past president of the Ohio Dental Association (ODA) and member of the ODA’s Executive Committee, Hal Jeter, DDS, has had the...
Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits May Be Optional in Some States, but Oral Health Is Not
Federal leaders have made steep cuts to Medicaid in the recent budget and spending bill, but one thing remains clear: Medicaid matters....
Protecting Oral Health Access: How Advocates Can Respond to Medicaid Cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
 More than 78 million people rely on Medicaid for their health care — about one in five people living in the US. The program is also a critical...
Navigating Dental Hygienist Licensure in Multiple States
Obtaining a license in dental hygiene or dentistry in more than one state has historically been quite challenging, especially for those who live...
Helping Older Adults with Their Oral Health . . . from Miles Away
For the past four years, Tirzah Weiskotten has been trying to help her 75-year-old father from more than 500 miles away. “I face a lot of...
6 Questions on HPV That Every Dental Health Provider Should Know
Can someone transmit human papillomavirus (HPV) even if they don’t have any visible lesions or symptoms? Is it true that the HPV vaccine is not...
Resources, Resilience, and Real Change: How Community Health Centers in North Carolina Are Improving the Oral Health System
CareQuest Institute is working to transform the oral health system of the future into one that is accessible, equitable, and integrated — but...