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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.
Dental Therapy Demystified: 11 Questions on Capabilities, Employment, and Education
Dental therapy is expanding as more states authorize dental therapists to practice. But there are still a lot of questions when it comes to...
Despite Progress, Millions Still Face Barriers to Adequate Oral Health Care
Discrimination. Cost. Education. Employment. Together, they are four powerful socioeconomic factors that act as barriers to adequate oral health...
What Do the Changes in DC Mean for Oral Health Policy?
For far too many people in America, good oral health is too expensive and out of reach. Too many families must make impossible trade-offs between...
How a New Fact Sheet Can Help Drive Oral Health Innovation
Although the medical industry has used electronic data interchange (EDI) for years to share patient health information among health care...
Research Recap: The Five Most Popular CareQuest Institute Publications of 2024
Oral health is overall health. It’s more than a mantra, and nothing drives that fact home more than the research done in 2024 by CareQuest...
Voices from 2024: 11 Quotes about Changes and Challenges in Oral Health
As 2024 comes to an end, the road to creating a better oral health care system continues. Yes, we saw roadblocks and detours, but we also made...
What Does LinkedIn Think About . . .
We feel fortunate to have nearly 28,000 CareQuest Institute for Oral Health LinkedIn followers. And because our mission is to improve the oral...
11 Questions on Providing Minimally Invasive Dentistry for Pediatric Patients
Minimally invasive dentistry (MID) is a philosophy of care that emphasizes prevention and seeks to preserve as much healthy tooth structure as...
The Urgent Case for Improving Veteran Oral Health
They’ve served our country, putting their lives on the line, yet many can’t even access basic, necessary oral health care services. “One veteran...
License Portability Is Here. Is Your State on Board with Dentist and Dental Hygiene Compact Privileges?
Five years ago, license portability was only a dream for many dentists and dental hygienists who needed to practice in more than one state. No...
7 Questions on Improving Access and Care for Hispanic and Latino Communities
It’s essential to meet patients where they are — whether that means bringing a mobile clinic to their school or making an effort to understand...
By the Numbers: Four Trends from the 2024 Healthcare Data and Analytics Association Conference
Data analytics — the process of converting data into useful insights — may not be on the top of your to-do list every morning. But for the more...