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Mar 03, 2020
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement 2020 grants are supporting state, local and primary care changemakers
By Michael Monopoli, DMD, MPH, MS
Executive Director Grant Making Strategy
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement
This year represents a new phase in grantmaking for the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. Still grounded in our long-term mission...
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Dec 17, 2019
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here to read a Statement from Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, DentaQuest Chief Impact Officer.
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Dec 05, 2019
Rebekah Mathews began a new assignment as Director of Value-based Care for the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement on December 1, 2019.
Rebekah has worked with DentaQuest since 2006. As Director of Business Consulting within DentaQuest’s Impact Organization, the area of the enterprise focused on leveraging science, philanthropy and innovation to grow person-centered health...
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Oct 22, 2019
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement (DentaQuest Partnership) is focused on transforming our broken health care system to enable better health through oral health. Prioritizing person-centered care, the DentaQuest Partnership drives health system transformation at the local, state and national levels in pursuit of DentaQuest’s common mission – to improve the oral health of all....
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Sep 23, 2019
Six in 10 Americans rate oral health as either “fair,” “poor,” or “very poor,” according to independent research commissioned by DentaQuest and conducted by KRC Research. Further, more than half of patients (51%) are concerned about their oral health, making it the top health concern over heart, eye, digestive, mental, and skin health. Yet three in four Americans (75%) say they have encountered...
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Jul 29, 2019
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement Invests $2.8M in Oral Health Initiatives During Second Quarter of 2019
2019 grants now total $8.9M to organizations working to improve oral health
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement (DentaQuest Partnership) today announced its investment of $2.8 million in organizations...
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Jul 25, 2019
A strong oral health safety net system is vital to meet current and future demand for oral health prevention, education and treatment for underinsured and underserved children and adults. With healthcare trending towards providing more holistic, person-centered care, federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs), community clinics, and other safety providers are poised to be hubs of innovation in...
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Jul 24, 2019
The 2019 Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) Grassroots Convening, Disrupting With Inclusion, took place in Washington, D.C. last week. These members of OPEN represent those “on the ground” in their communities working to achieve and help inform network goals.
Roughly 100 OPEN grassroots representatives came together to continue shaping the future of the network, build capacity for...
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Jul 15, 2019
Following a national search, Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, will join DentaQuest as Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer leading the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement in October. In her new role, Dr. Jordan will establish and drive overall strategic investments and partnerships to fulfill DentaQuest’s mission to improve the oral health of all, with a focus on...
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Jul 01, 2019
Last week the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement collaborated with the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) to host a webinar introducing a new
white paper developed by the AAPHD Council on Practice. The white paper is intended to engage dental,...
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Jun 19, 2019
Addressing nutrition means addressing a critical social determinant of health
Imagine a health care system that “recognizes the critical relationship between food and health, and ensures access to nutrition services that help prevent, manage and treat diet-related illness.” The
Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan...
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Jun 12, 2019
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Jun 06, 2019
Alison Corcoran, President of DentaQuest Partnership, talks about efforts in the Boston area to narrow the gap in access to dental care. Interview for BNN News. Aired May 31, 2019.
