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Easing Anxiety: Helping Afghan Refugees Access Oral Health Care

June 28, 2023

In early 2022, 700 Afghan refugees arrived in central Iowa, trying to settle into a community unlike any they’d ever seen. A strange landscape. A sea of unfamiliar faces. A new life.

And they had 90 days to get settled.

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Published 06/06/2024

Periodontal Treatment Associated with Decreased Diabetes-Related Treatment Costs

An Analysis of Dental and Medical Claims Data 

In this article in The Journal of the American Dental Association, CareQuest Institute researchers found that overall health care costs were reduced in both Medicaid patients (14% less) and commercially insured patients (12% less) with diabetes who had received periodontal treatment within the previous two years. 

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What Do We Mean by Interoperability in Oral Health?

May 14, 2024

Ask the Experts

By Renee Clark, Care Coordination & Interoperability Manager at CareQuest Institute 

Welcome to the first installment in our blog series about transforming oral health! 

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Finding the Pathway to Interoperability at HIMSS 2024

March 22, 2024

By Andrea Clark, MS, Director, Health Care Economics, and Renee Clark, Care Coordination & Interoperability Manager

The health care system in the United States is unique in many often-cited ways. It does not provide universal coverage, mixes publicly and privately funded insurances, and spends more on care per person than any other wealthy country.

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Published 11/28/2023

Oral-Systemic Interactions and Medical-Dental Integration: A Life Course Approach

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 (MDI) can improve access to care, health outcomes, and health care costs.

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Journal Hispanic Dental Association: The Connection Between Women's Oral Health and Cancer

October 3, 2023

Studies have explored the connection between oral health and various medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes (CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 2023a).

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Published 08/17/2023

Medical and Dental Integration: A Need for Improved Electronic Health Records

The benefits of integrating oral health care and overall health care are well-known. However, the inability for medical and dental providers to access and contribute to shared patient records continues to be a barrier to an integrated health system.  

To learn about provider experiences with electronic health records (EHRs), CareQuest Institute conducted a survey of more than 100 medical and dental providers at Federally Qualified Health Centers. FQHCs were selected due to their role as innovators and early adopters of medical-dental integration. 

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A Chat with the C-Suite at CareQuest Institute

July 31, 2023

In partnership with thought leaders, health care providers, patients, and local, state, and federal stakeholders, CareQuest Institute of Oral Health champions oral health transformation. Each day is filled with mission-driven, meaningful initiatives that aim to create an oral health system that is accessible, equitable, and integrated. Who leads that work from inside the virtual walls of CareQuest Institute? And why are they so invested in the mission?

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