January 3, 2023
Throughout 2022, leaders of all kinds, from across the oral health community, brought forth ideas and solutions to help improve oral health in the US. Those voices, each one, are essential to creating a system that is accessible, equitable, and integrated.
December 13, 2022
Brush-on therapies have become a popular form of minimally invasive care in recent years. As an alternative to surgically managing caries, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), povidone iodine (PI), and non-staining peptide-guided enamel regeneration P11-4 offer patients and providers options that are often preferable to the “drill-and-fill” approach.
Change, in this case, is happening quickly.
In this study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers at CareQuest Institute and the University of Colorado found that individuals living in areas with greater social deprivation had higher caries risk. Although the fact is well-known, the authors said, it is rarely examined.
June 16, 2022
What adjectives would you use to describe the oral health system? Traditional? Effective? Reliable?
One adjective that often gets left out of the conversation: innovative.
“There is a lack of innovation in oral health in a couple of ways,” says Kirill Zaydenman, MS, vice president of innovation at our for-profit subsidiary CareQuest Innovation Partners. “One is that dentistry has not kept pace with change in other industries that have been undergoing digital transformation. The other is within public health — it’s a hugely underserved market.”
May 11, 2022
Dental fear and anxiety can pose significant barriers to receiving dental treatment and affect people across socioeconomic and demographic groups.
March 29, 2022
One year ago today — March 29 — we officially launched CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Building on the strengths of past organizations, including the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, we are accelerating oral health care transformation and moving faster, together, toward a health system designed for everyone.
What’s our “why?” What drives us?
March 24, 2022
Dr. Deborah George has worked at the Jessie Trice Community Health System, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Florida, for more than 25 years. In her roles as the executive president of community affairs and chief dental officer, she oversees the system’s oral health program while cultivating collaborative relationships with community stakeholders. Dr.
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is highly effective in arresting the progression of active caries as well as preventing new lesions. It has been commonly used as a treatment for children, and many parents appreciate its ease of use. Evidence shows that the application of SDF in children arrested 61% of new carious lesions. However, SDF is not without downsides: it leaves a black stain on these lesions and may burn or stain the soft tissue surrounding them.