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"According to the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, in 2021, the nation's poorest households paid more than seven times more for dental care than higher-income and insured households." Read the full story...

"An estimated 68.5 million adults go without dental insurance, according to the 2023 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health." Read the full story here.

“Shifting toward value-based care, in which providers are rewarded for quality care and health outcomes, rather than the quantity of care delivered, will incentivize prevention and personalization in care,” said Melissa Burroughs, public policy director at Boston-based CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Read the full story...

"Today at least 68.5 million Americans lack dental insurance, according to a 2023 survey by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Having multiple fluoride sources offers peoples’ teeth much needed protection, says Susan Fisher-Owens, a University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center pediatrician, who studies barriers to children’s...

We feel fortunate to have nearly 28,000 CareQuest Institute for Oral Health LinkedIn followers. And because our mission is to improve the oral health of all, we have a wide range of followers — everyone from dentists, dental hygienists, and students to policymakers, researchers, and countless stakeholders who want to see a better oral health...

"Removing fluoride from drinking water would also exacerbate existing health disparities — especially for underserved populations who may struggle to access regular dental care, says Melissa Burroughs, public policy director at CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a national nonprofit focused on creating an accessible, equitable, and...

"CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, which advocates for accessible and equitable dental care, found that 67% of Pennsylvanians visited a dentist in 2023, while 7% of residents skipped visiting a dentist while having an oral health problem due to costs." Read the full story...

A new report from the CareQuest Institute shows that adults with ADHD are more likely to experience poor oral health, with higher rates of dental anxiety, delayed dental visits, and emergency room visits for dental issues compared to adults without ADHD. Read the full story...

According to the study by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Boston, 35.5 per cent of participants with ADHD rated their oral health as either fair or poor, with only 24.9 per cent of neurotypical respondents giving the same rating. Read the full story...

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a greater risk of having poor oral health, according to a report released by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Read the full story...

X-rays are wildly popular among dentists. A 2023 study found that 320 million dental radiography procedures were performed in 2016, or just under one for every resident of the country. That’s incredible, given that, according to the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, over a quarter of the population doesn’t have dental insurance. Read the...

Research conducted by CareQuest found that LGBTQ+ individuals were 31% more likely than non-LGBTQ+ individuals to say their most recent dental visit was two or more years ago. Read the full story...