by Caitlin Locklear | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog
Dental therapy is growing. Similar to physician assistants in medicine, dental therapists can work in various settings — from the dental office to the community — and provide various services, including filling cavities, placing temporary crowns, and extracting teeth...
by Caitlin Locklear | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog
Patrick Smith, DMD, MPH, recalls the experience like it was yesterday. “A few years ago, I was part of a team that would drive in a dental van to underserved communities throughout Chicago to perform free tooth extractions,” Smith said. “And many of the patients we’d...
by Caitlin Locklear | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog
This week, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health released the Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker in partnership with the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute, the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc., and the National Academy for State Health...
by Jasmin Fernandes | Jul 12, 2022 | Press Release
Nonprofit Urges Improvements in Dental Coverage to Reduce Health Disparities. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® — a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system — today released new data on racial...
by Darren Edwards | Jul 7, 2022 | Publication
CareQuest Institute surveys of both US consumers and health care providers reveal a stark reality that race and ethnicity are closely linked with the health of an individual’s mouth and their livelihood. A communication brief from CareQuest Institute shines a light on...
