Press Releases
Our press releases will keep you up to date on CareQuest Institute news, issues, and research.
CareQuest Institute and the American Institute of Dental Public Health Partner to Advance Veteran Oral Health
New Collaboration Will Focus on Data-Driven Recommendations and Oral Health Access for Veterans. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) have entered into a new partnership that will explore solutions to veteran oral health care, increase accessibility to care, and stimulate rural oral...
National Oral Health Leader Launches Major Ad Campaign to Support Medicare Dental Benefit
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health’s campaign will run in 16 key Senate districts. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health®, a national organization focused on improving oral health of all, today launched a multi-platform digital advertising campaign advocating for the inclusion of dental coverage under Medicare Part B. The United States Senate...
Statewide Survey Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Medicare Dental Coverage in Arizona
A new survey shows more than three-quarters of Arizona voters favor adding dental coverage to Medicare. Arizonans across the political spectrum are ready for Medicare dental coverage. A new YouGov survey found that an overwhelming majority of likely midterm voters in Arizona – including 56% of conservative voters and 93% of liberal voters –...
Dentists Are Well Positioned to Administer COVID-19 Booster Shots
National CareQuest Institute survey shows half of dentists offering or would offer COVID-19 vaccines. Oral health providers across the country stand poised to be a critical access point for care as the Biden administration announced yesterday the US will begin offering COVID-19 booster shots in September. A recently released report by...
National Oral Health Organization Praises Senate Inclusion of Dental Medicare Benefit in “Human Infrastructure” Budget Blueprint
“Millions of older Americans and people with disabilities served by the Medicare program are one step closer to a more equitable health care system.” CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a leading national organization focused on improving oral health, is praising the Senate's inclusion of Medicare dental coverage in its budget blueprint....
Coalition of Leading Health Professionals and Advocates Calls on Congress to Act Now to Strengthen Medicare by Adding Dental Coverage
Group urges Congress to use savings from Medicare drug pricing provisions to make dental, vision, and hearing coverage available for 60M Medicare beneficiaries. Calling it an imperative to “improve equity, access, and health outcomes,” today a coalition of health industry executives, clinical professionals, public health experts, and advocates...
Statewide Survey Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Medicare Dental Coverage in West Virginia
A new survey shows more than three-quarters of West Virginia voters favor adding dental coverage to Medicare. West Virginians across the political spectrum are ready for Medicare dental coverage. A new YouGov survey found that an overwhelming majority of likely midterm voters in West Virginia – including 73% of conservative voters – favor...
National Survey Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Medicare Dental Coverage
A new survey shows eight in 10 voters favor adding dental coverage to Medicare. Support is even higher in 2022 Senate battleground states. Americans across the political spectrum are ready for Medicare dental coverage. A new YouGov survey found an overwhelming majority of likely midterm voters – including 82% of voters in 2022 Senate...
CareQuest Institute Applauds Senate Plan to Strengthen Medicare to Include Oral Health Care Benefit
President and CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan calls Senate action “a step toward fixing this giant gap in how we care for older adults and people with disabilities and a move toward a more equitable health care system for all.” Last night, members of the Senate Budget Committee announced an agreement on an infrastructure package that would,...
CareQuest Institute Commends Congressional Legislation to Provide Oral Health Care Benefit in Medicare
Statement from President and CEO, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan: “Dental care is essential health care . . . If we value the lives of seniors and people with disabilities, we must strengthen Medicare coverage to include dental benefits.” Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, unveiled legislation that would...
Dentists Can Play Key Role in Administering Potential COVID-19 Booster Shots
National CareQuest Institute survey shows half of dentists offering or would offer COVID-19 vaccines. Oral health providers across the country stand poised to be a critical access point for any additional “booster” shot that may be required to ensure continued immunity against COVID-19, according to a report released by CareQuest Institute for...
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Applauds Texas’s New Law Allowing Teledentistry
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law legislation legalizing the use of teledentistry (TX HB 2056), requiring health benefit plans to cover approved oral health services delivered remotely. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health CEO and President Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan issued the following statement, commending the community-based...