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In a statement, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health President and CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan said:“We commend these members of Congress for recognizing that oral health care is essential. Expanding medically necessary dental coverage under Medicare would greatly improve access to oral health coverage for millions of eligible seniors and people with disabilities.” Read the full article. 

Calling attention to gaps in care and access, the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and American Institute of Dental Public Health have published strategic recommendations to improve veteran oral health.  Read the full article. 

Boston-based nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health partnered with the Journal of Public Health Dentistry for a special issue that is centered around anti-racism in dental public health. 

Bedford, Mass.-based CareQuest Institute for Oral Health released the results from their second annual State of Oral Health Equity survey last week.  The results revealed that 77 million adults in the U.S. do not have dental insurance. It also reported oral health disparities for many populations such as people of color, low-income or uninsured people and veterans. Read the full article. 

The survey results provided “valuable and worrying insights about the state of oral health in the U.S,” according to CareQuest Institute of Oral Health. Read the full article. 

To address this gap, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health—a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system—looked at CDT code dental claims data on oral health outcomes in a sample of about 60,000 patients with in-person or teledentistry visits. Read the full article. 

The American Institute of Dental Public Health and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health praised the recent efforts of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, to expand oral healthcare for veterans. The amendments filed by Mr. Sanders June 8 aims to expand access to dental and oral care to veterans under the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is hosting a virtual panel discussion on new data on inequity in oral health care from the second annual State of Oral Health Equity in America survey.

Around 76.5 million adults in the United States do not have dental insurance, according to a 2021 report from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. If you’re part of that large group, you might be feeling hopeless at the thought of dental surgery. Read the full article. 

Mental health conditions such as depression are linked to poor oral hygiene and other dental problems, strengthening the link between mental and oral health, according to a report released in May from the U.S. nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. The report, which is based on research from CareQuest Institute's 2022 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey, as well as other literature, highlights multiple ways mental health affects oral health.