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Sep 21, 2020
The most recent blog in our series of lessons learned from COVID-19 focuses on infection prevention and control. This post was written by Director of Analytics and Evaluation, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement Julie Hawley, PhD, CAE, and Director of Occupational Health and Safety, The Forsyth Institute Kathy Eklund, RDH, MHP.
Read Now.
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Aug 19, 2020
Oral health care is a critical component of overall health; confusion caused by recent recommendations should not prevent people from continuing preventive care.
The
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, a nonprofit organization working to transform an inequitable health care system, seeks to clarify recent oral health guidance by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Jul 29, 2020
As data shows an increasing number of patients are returning to the dentist for routine care, a new tool, Dental Patient Care in the Era of COVID-19, explains to consumers how their dental experiences will be different. Oral health experts from the
Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement developed this guide to answer questions frequently asked by patients who are considering sch
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Jul 10, 2020
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement is offering free online continuing education credit courses for dentists, hygienists, dental assistants and other dental care team members, including a COVID-19 Education Series designed to help educate in the areas of infection control and other best practices for the re-opening of dental clinics. Click
here to read the full press release.
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Jul 06, 2020
DentaQuest and the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement today announced a joint $2 million commitment to the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, created by a coalition of Black and Brown corporate leaders in Massachusetts. Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, President and CEO of the DentaQuest Partnership, is one of the fund’s founders. Click
here to read more.
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Jun 22, 2020
As patients begin returning to the dentist for non-emergency dental care, the
Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement (DQP) have released a comprehensive set of best practices for dental providers to ensure the safe return of preventive dental care for all.
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Jun 10, 2020
The
DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, a nonprofit organization working to transform the broken health care system and enable better health through oral health, announced a new collaboration with the
Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), the leading provider of infection prevention and control education, training and credentialing.
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Jun 01, 2020
The following is a joint message from DentaQuest Partnership President and CEO,
Myechia Minter-Jordan, DentaQuest President and CEO,
Steve Pollock, and DentaQuest Chief Human Resources Officer,
Roxanne Martinez.
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May 26, 2020
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, a nonprofit organization working to transform the broken health care system and enable better health through oral health, today announced a new partnership with Community Care Cooperative (C3), a first of its kind Medicaid Accountable Care Organization comprised of 19 Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Massachusetts. The two organizations will support FQHC dental practices to develop a layered approach to reopening, following the Commonwealth’s stay-at-home order which suspended all routine dental services.
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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
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Dec 17, 2019
Click
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.
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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. The DentaQuest Partnership will lead this revolution through grantmaking, research, care improvement initiatives, and leading voice in three high-impact areas of focus:
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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 barriers to accessing dental care — chiefly cost (52%) and lack of insurance (31%).
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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
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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 developing and implementing new ways of integrating oral health into primary care.
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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 impact, and strengthen partnerships among community-based organizations.
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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 systems change.
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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, medical, public health, allied health and other professionals who have an interest in addressing oral health and learning about interdisciplinary approaches that improve population and community health.
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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 outlines just that.
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Jun 12, 2019
The
Oral health Progress and Equity Network, or OPEN, recently held its regional meetings to address policy and programming for the remainder of 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.
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May 16, 2019
On May 7, The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement announced its investment of $6.1 million in 75 organizations across the U.S. dedicated to improving the oral health of all. The announcement captured grants awarded in the first quarter, with additional funding to more organizations to be awarded later this year.
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May 06, 2019
Families USA and the DentaQuest Partnership recently collaborated to write a Health Affairs Blog that highlights the significant disparities faced by rural elderly residents. Twenty percent report not seeing a dentist or a dental clinic for at least the last five years and they are more likely to be completely toothless and less likely to have dentures. They travel farther for services, have less access to complex treatments and have increased overall health risks.
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Apr 25, 2019
An article authored by the DentaQuest Partnership’s new biostatistician, Dr. Yara Halasa-Rappel, entitled “Broken Smiles: The impact of untreated dental caries and missing anterior teeth on employment,” was published last week in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Dr.
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Mar 26, 2019
Last week the DentaQuest Partnership participated in a webinar hosted by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Putting the Mouth Back in the Body, featuring leading experts on interprofessional practice. Each presenter discussed efforts to improve the integration between oral health and primary care, shared their experiences with the associated challenges, and identified opportunities that this integration will create to improve health.
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Mar 22, 2019
Oral Health Leader Continues 5-year Tradition of Recognizing Community Change-Makers
As the leading voice of oral health for all, DentaQuest recognizes and showcases the heroic efforts of community partners and health advocates we call the DentaQuest Health Equity Heroes. These are the change-makers who challenge their peers and communities to work together to remediate disparities in health and to build a stronger, healthier nation. We salute them for their hard work to improve access and for their help in redefining prevention and care.
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Mar 15, 2019
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement is excited to host a booth at the upcoming
National Oral Health Conference in Memphis, Tennessee April 15-17! The National Oral Health Conference is the premiere venue for engaging in collaboration to improve the oral health of the public, with sessions focused on issues and topics relevant to research, policy, programs, education and community-based care.
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Mar 07, 2019
We’re pleased to announce the release of the
2018 DentaQuest Impact Report. The report highlights much of the work done by the DentaQuest Impact Group, DentaQuest Institute, DentaQuest Foundation and many of our partners throughout 2018.
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Mar 05, 2019
The DentaQuest Partnership is excited to announce our first continuing education webinar of the year!
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Feb 15, 2019
The DentaQuest Partnership, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Health Council, recently kicked off the MORE Care program with medical clinics in Bend, Oregon. Four health systems are engaging in a 2-year pilot program, funded by the Central Oregon Health Council. Through the pilot, clinics are working toward interprofessional practice by integrating oral health into their primary care workflows and creating bi-directional referrals with dental providers.
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Feb 06, 2019
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement hosted its launch webinar earlier this week to provide grantees and stakeholders with further updates regarding the DentaQuest Foundation and the DentaQuest Institute joining forces under this new entity.
