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The deficit in dental coverage is immense: nearly 69 million U.S. adults did not have dental insurance or access to routine oral health care last year, according to a survey by the nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Millions more lost dental insurance last year when states began to unwind Medicaid coverage for people who signed up...

In a landmark hearing before the Senate HELP Committee, led by Chairman Bernie Sanders and ranking member Bill Cassidy, oral health stakeholders and dental professionals delivered compelling testimony on the staggering disparities in dental care accessibility and affordability across America. Speakers, which included Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill May 17 to expand dental care coverage for veterans and low-income individuals as well as increase the oral healthcare workforce. The legislation has been endorsed by several organizations, including the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Read the full story...

Dr Myechia Minter-Jordan, President and CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health®, also testified, highlighting the stark reality that nearly 70 million adults and nearly 8 million children in the U.S. lack dental insurance. This coverage gap exacerbates the oral health crisis, leading many to forgo essential dental care. “It’s up to all of...

“'That was a moment of reckoning for me. It was unacceptable that a preventable disease was impacting our children in this way. This experience is what ultimately led me to my work at CareQuest Institute,” Minter-Jordan said." Read the full story...

Gary Harbison, Executive Director of the Missouri Oral Health Coalition, talks with KMOX Radio about the 224,063 people who lost dental coverage due to the Medicaid unwinding in 2023 in Missouri.

"Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Boston, told the panel that traditional Medicare’s exclusion of dental benefits leaves about “half of Medicare enrollees, nearly 25 million older Americans and people with disabilities, without dental benefits.”' Read the full story...

"According to a new study from CareQuest and the American Institute of Dental Public Health, of the more than 9 million veterans who are eligible for medical care from the VA, 85% are not eligible for dental coverage." Watch the news clip and read the full article...

"Oral and mental health ailments have been well-researched, correlated, and understood within American healthcare for decades, yet  85% of the approximately 9 million American veterans do not have dental or oral health coverage through the VA." Read the full story...

"More current and prospective patients, especially younger ones, expect a virtual encounter option from all of their healthcare providers. Moreover, according to a recent survey conducted by CareQuest Institute, 86% of patients were satisfied with their teledental experiences and would recommend teledentistry." Read the full story...

Poor oral health may be associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a report recently released from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Read the full story...

"This new rule holds the potential to make dental coverage available to millions of people who do not have it. According to the 2023 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, nearly 70 million adults do not have dental insurance. This number has almost certainly increased, as the survey was...