The oral health disparities American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) communities face can be directly linked to colonization. Several centuries later, striking and alarming inequities persist and are calling out for solutions.
March 2, 2023
Elly Steel, DMD, MPH, says she and her colleagues at Cabarrus Health Alliance can easily identify the factors in their patients’ lives that affect their health just by observing and listening.
March 1, 2023
February 23, 2023
Results from CareQuest Institute’s nationally representative survey on oral health show that brushing and flossing frequency are correlated with other oral hygiene habits such as consuming sugary beverages and using tobacco. Key findings include:
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately harmed Black, Hispanic, and other people of color, sparking renewed attention on America’s oral health disparities. While some communities face higher hurdles to good oral health than others, promising solutions exist to achieve greater equity. Policy and health care leaders can do more to advance equitable access to services, including in dental care.
Every year, CareQuest Institute awards more than $14 million in grants rooted in its commitment to health equity and the intentional engagement of communities most often harmed by the existing oral health system. How does that funding make a difference? How do grantees drive change in their communities?
Nearly 60% of adults are comfortable discussing HPV and the HPV vaccine with their oral health care provider, and providers have an opportunity to increase consumer knowledge about the relationship between HPV and oral cancers, according to CareQuest Institute survey results published in The Journal of the American Dental Association.