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CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® is a national nonprofit championing a more equitable future where every person can reach their full potential through excellent health. We do this through our work in grantmaking, research, health improvement programs, policy and advocacy, and education as well as our leadership in dental benefits and innovation advancements. We collaborate with thought leaders, health care providers, patients, and local, state, and federal stakeholders, to accelerate oral health care transformation and create a system designed for everyone. To learn more, visit carequest.org.
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Impact. Change. Making a difference. However you say it, it's what we all strive for and it's why CareQuest Institute exists. A new feature on our website highlights stories about our work with communities, patients, providers, policymakers, educators, and advocates to create a better #oralhealth system. https://ow.ly/M1K150SIqMu
Check out the awesome work happening earlier this week at Achieva, a grantee of ours leading #advocacy efforts on the HEADs UP Act, and the designation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as a medically underserved population.
According to research by CareQuest Institute, 93% of individuals living in poverty have unmet #dental needs, compared with 58% in high-income families. https://ow.ly/9CMb50SEAUJ Discover the challenges individuals living in the US face in accessing dental care in Zócalo Public Square: https://ow.ly/8aNF50SEAUK
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Did you miss this year's Health Equity Symposium entitled Advancing Health Equity Policy and Innovation? We've got you covered! The Commonwealth Fund CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University https://buff.ly/3SlfuzG
#TONIGHT: Join us and the ADS - Association for Dental Safety (formerly known as OSAP) for a 7 PM webinar that will provide an overview on infection control in #oralhealth. Our expert — Karen Gregory Consulting Ltd, RN, CDIPC — will explore the signs, symptoms, and mode of transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. https://ow.ly/LO6E50SxrRN
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Executive Director for West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare. Proud Appalachian dedicated to making West Virginia a better--and more just-- place for everyone.
My July commentary for West Virginia Watch. A new CareQuest Institute for Oral Health report shows that poorer families paid 7.4 times more in out-of-pocket expenditures for dental care compared to high-income families between 2007 and 2021. At the same time, families living in poverty and those with lower incomes were less likely to have visited a dentist in the past year compared to families with higher incomes in the US.
Regardless of political affiliation, an overwhelming majority of individuals living in the US are in favor of #dental coverage being added to #Medicare, according to a new poll by CareQuest Institute and @OPEN oral health More in Becker's Dental + DSO Review: https://ow.ly/90lF50SHq7N
#DYK in the last decade, #cannabis use–particularly daily use–has increased significantly across the United States? Join us for an August 8 #webinar that will share strategies for integrating knowledge about cannabis use and #oralhealth into patient education and treatment. https://ow.ly/ASHL50SJyMv