A recent white paper from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), and the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Tribal Oral Health Initiative helps explain why.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, has awarded more than $2.7 million in grant funds so far this year to help advance equity through oral health. The grants, awarded to nine organizations, support on-the-ground efforts across the country to dismantle unjust structures and systems that drive disparities related to access to care, treatment, and outcomes.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, has awarded more than $2.7 million in grant funds so far this year to help advance equity through oral health. The grants, awarded to nine organizations, support on-the-ground efforts across the country to dismantle unjust structures and systems that drive disparities related to access to care, treatment, and outcomes.

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Funds Support Grantees Working with Marginalized Communities to Address Oral health Disparities

May 11, 2023 (Boston, MA) — CareQuest Institute for Oral Health®, a leading national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system, has awarded more than $2.7 million in grant funds so far this year to help advance equity through oral health.

In fact, some of those changes are already underway, and according to the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, more than 14 million adults in the U.S. are at risk of losing dental care now that Medicaid re-eligibility checks are underway.

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The CareQuest Institute of Oral Health has released a report urging U.S. states to extend Medicaid postpartum oral health coverage from 60 days to 12 months.

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While most kids hated wearing braces in fifth grade, Alayna Schoblaske, DMD, was the exception. That was when she realized she wanted to be a dentist.

“I haven’t turned back since,” she says.

Schoblaske came from a family of engineers and teachers, so the idea of working with her hands while educating patients about their oral health felt like a great fit. And she was fascinated by the impact teeth could have on a person — which led her to her ultimate calling of community dentistry to help patients in underserved areas.

A new report from CareQuest Institute urges states to lengthen post-partum Medicaid benefits, which include dental care, from 60 days to 12 months in an effort to improve maternal health outcomes.

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A new report from CareQuest Institute urges states to lengthen post-partum Medicaid benefits, which include dental care, from 60 days to 12 months in an effort to improve maternal health outcomes. 

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