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Rebekah Mathews, Vice President of Health Transformation at CareQuest Institute for Oral Health (Boston): "Health information technology is expanding in response to the economies of scale that DSOs create and the business intelligence support they need as a result."

"More than 90 percent of Americans have health insurance, but dental insurance is much less common. The data are from early in 2023, before the Covid-19 public health emergency ended and states had to reassess who was eligible for Medicaid."

"Veterans often face challenges in accessing necessary dental care, which negatively affects their overall well-being and work productivity, according to a report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH)."

"The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health warned in April that more than 14 million adults who are on Medicaid could lose their dental coverage as part of the redetermination process."

"An estimated 68.5 million adults in the United States lack dental insurance. For those who have experienced incarceration, this financial burden can be insurmountable."

Whether you consider it part of your regular health maintenance or a bit of a chore, going to the dentist — and even having access to oral health care — is a crucial indicator of a person’s health. Yet oral health care has consistently been treated by our health system as non-essential and separate from overall health.

Access to proper dental care is a problem facing people from various backgrounds and demographics, and that’s why groups like theCareQuest Institute for Oral Health® work hard to forge a more inclusive, fair, and interconnected oral health landscape.

Veterans across the US face significant challenges in accessing dental care, which influences their overall well-being and productivity, according to a new report by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH).

The study, by Lisa J. Heaton of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Boston, MA, U.S., utilized 2007-2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data and calculated three quantities of interest: [1] probability of at least one dental visit per year by family income quintile, [2] total expenditure for dental care as a proportion of total family income by family income quintile and [3] out-of-pocket expenditure for dental care as a proportion of total family income by family income quintile.

The study, by Eric Tranby of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Boston, MA, U.S., analyzed dental claims data from 2016-2023 for Colorado state residents living in and outside the city of Boulder who received minor restorative care during the study period.