October 18, 2022
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is partnering with the Smiles for Life Oral Health educational organization to develop training on dental cavities identification and silver diamine fluoride application for medical professionals, according to an Oct. 17 news release from CareQuest.
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October 18, 2022
Teledentistry helped dentistry adapt to pandemic-era challenges; little is known about dental professionals' teledentistry experiences during this time. This analysis sought to understand professionals' pandemic teledentistry experiences and expectations for the modality's future.
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October 18, 2022
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is commending the approval of a new code that allows medical teams to be reimbursed for applying silver diamine fluoride (SDF).
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October 17, 2022
October 14, 2022
Expanding Medicare dental coverage could save the U.S. up to $42 billion annually for patients with diabetes and heart disease, according to a report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. It's one of the latest data points in the continuing conversation around government-backed dental benefits.
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October 13, 2022
Because of Texas advancing quality care and dental APMs, the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health conducted an evaluation of dental utilization data against the CMMI quality and cost criteria. An analysis was conducted using claims data from DentaQuest, a participating DMO. It used DentaQuest claims associated with Texas Medicaid from January 2016 to September 2021 for two group practices that are part of the risk-based APM program, as well as two comparison group practices with similar claims volumes with an FFS payment model.
As part of the Marketing team, the Marketing Communications Coordinator is responsible for developing and delivering strategic marketing communications to a variety of audiences across multiple channels including request for proposal (RFP) responses and digital and traditional marketing channels.
Today, 22.8% of US adults 20 to 74 years of age have untreated dental caries, and the Healthy People 2030 target is to reduce this proportion to 17.3%.
Approximately 70% of monkeypox cases involve sores in the mouth, which may appear before symptoms on other areas of the body. This finding means that oral health providers are often the first health care professionals that can detect signs of the virus in their patients, according to a new report from CareQuest Institute.
Oral health professionals, research suggests, can also play a key role in reducing the spread of this virus. Key points from the report include: