by Caitlin Locklear | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog
Many patients are used to donning large, heavy aprons when getting a dental X-ray. Since the 1950s, providers have thought it was vital to cover a patient’s body and throat for fear of exposing their reproductive organs, thyroid gland, and pregnancy to dangerous...
by Caitlin Locklear | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog
Happy National Dental Hygienist week! The second week of every April, we celebrate the outstanding, dedicated, and selfless work dental hygienists do — inside and outside of clinical settings — to improve the oral health system. Here at CareQuest Institute, we’re...
by Caitlin Locklear | Apr 2, 2024 | Blog
Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) has existed for more than 20 years. But many oral health providers may be unfamiliar with why or how to use it. To help, Care Quest Institute and the American Dental Therapy Association recently partnered in an expert-led...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 28, 2023 | Publication
Oral Health and Overall Health Across the Lifespan This report from CareQuest Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the bidirectional nature of oral and systemic diseases across different life phases and discusses how medical-dental integration...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 14, 2023 | Journal Article
Which is more cost-effective to treat initial caries lesions — traditional restoration or noninvasive therapies? A study in the Journal of the American Dental Association finds that several noninvasive caries therapies improve outcomes for patients and are more...
