The oral health company DentaQuest, with Fidelis Care, offered free dental screenings, toothbrushes and more. www.patch.com/new-york

Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD President & CEO DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement and Catalyst Institute Faculty Interview

A major concern for oral health clinics around the country is the extended wait periods for clients. With a newly received grant from DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, Healthy Smiles will be able to facilitate a more efficient turnover of patients and operations.

Award continues DentaQuest’s long-standing partnership with Texas to advance pay-for-quality programs and improve oral health outcomes statewide\r\n\r\n

Oral health's connection to overall health is undeniable. The goal of advocates is for Medicare to provide a comprehensive dental benefit for all beneficiaries. The immediate push, though, is for CMS to cover medically necessary dental care for beneficiaries with chronic or debilitating conditions affected by oral health, and to make sure that the regulatory definition of "medically necessary" is comprehensive. Diane Oakes is with Arcora Foundation. Mike Monopoli is with the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement.

Later that day, at 2:45 p.m., Merkin will moderate a panel discussion, “Social Determinants of Health -- Focus on Implementation & ROI,” with executives from Oscar Health, United Healthcare, Mom’s Meals and DentaQuest serving as panelists. With so many factors woven into the success of SDoH programming, including (but just scratching the surface) accessibility, affordability, willingness to change, and critical partnerships to sustain the changes, panelists will discuss how companies are addressing these factors and leading programs at scale.

The nonprofit Sight for All United is partnering with Eye Care Associates and Classic Optical Laboratories Inc. to dispense 614 pairs of glasses to children in need at Youngstown and Liberty schools this week. Area eye doctors provided the screenings, including Drs. John Conrad, Nick Lawrence, Chris Shoemaker, Guy Barrett, Pete Sforza, Mike Woloschak, Ryan Maceyko, Brandon Maceyko, Lindsey Foster, Frank D’Apolito and Sergul Erzurum. All services were provided free of charge through Sight for All United and donations from DentaQuest, Essilor Vision Foundation and Classic Optical Laboratories.

The causes of preterm birth are multi-dimensional, including delayed and inadequate prenatal services as well as other medical and socioeconomic factors. This study aimed to examine the different levels of association between preterm birth and major medical co-morbidities among various racial/ethnic women enrolled in Medicaid. DentaQuest Partnership for Oral health Advancement purchased the access to the dateset. Mr. Ilya Okunev, Dr. Eric Tranby, and Dr. Sean Boynes are employed by DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. Dr. Hyewon Lee was an Academy Health Delivery System Science Fellow during the research study was conducted, and received her fellowship stipend from her host site, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral health Advancement. There is no other funding availability in completing this study.

An examination of the cost and utilization of alternative payment models for oral health care over a patient’s lifetime. The authors thank Alison Corcoran, chief marketing officer, DentaQuest, for her critical thinking and leadership in developing prevention-focused alternative payment models in dentistry. The authors also thank Dr. Julie Frantsve-Hawley, director of analytics and evaluation at the DentaQuest Partnership, for her thoughtful scholarly contributions to this study, as well as Mr. Ilya Okunev and Dr. Yara Halasa-Rappel for their contributions to the analysis.

Alison Corcoran is EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of DentaQuest, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to improving the oral health of all. Under her leadership, DentaQuest is transforming the model of care and achieving significant social impact. Alison brings a powerful combination of future-forward strategies and deep marketing expertise to DentaQuest’s brand and business model. Through her efforts, DentaQuest is developing innovative, data-intensive approaches to elevate the patient experience and improve care overall.

After graduation, Dr. Yashashri Urankar ’12, ’14 went where she was needed most. Now her selfless aspirations are reaping recognition, but she says her work is just beginning. Urankar oversees seven dental clinics in five South Central Texas counties as dental director at Community Health Centers of South Central Texas. She and her colleagues recently accepted the 2019 John Rossetti Memorial Center of Excellence award. Each year, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement selects three public health dental programs dedicated to the oral health needs of the underserved.

Join our guest, Alison Corcoran, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at DentaQuest to discuss the gaps in care in the U.S., the future of oral health in this country, and what can be done to change a system that is failing millions of Americans.

This week, a team of eye doctors are visiting five schools, providing eye exams to students. Children who need glasses will then receive two pairs of glasses — one for home and one for use at school.\r\n\r\nIt was made possible by a $10,000 donation by DentaQuest EyeQuest vision group and the partnerships of a variety of local organizations.

EyeQuest, a product of DentaQuest, partnered with the United Way of Youngstown for the event. Volunteers, 12 eye doctors and their staffs and members of the Youngstown State Nursing program are available for the students.

Corcoran’s experience drove her to advocate for better, equitable oral health care. “Good health starts in your mouth, but too many people are left behind by the broken oral health care system, making Americans less healthy overall,” said Corcoran. DentaQuest’s work in oral health care equity is happening through many initiatives.

One company that is trying to both transform and expand access to dental care is DentaQuest. Through several programs, including “Preventistry,” a four-pronged approach seeking to disrupt how dental care is delivered, priced and accessed, Boston-based DentaQuest is striving to remove dental care from its silo and integrate it into the U.S. health care system.

DentaQuest is a double-bottom-line company with a mission to improve the oral health of all.

On Tuesday, September 24, POLITICO held a deep-dive conversation on solutions around access, coverage and costs of oral health care in America. This event was presented by DentaQuest.

Six in 10 Americans rate their oral health as fair, poor, or very poor, according to a survey commissioned by DentaQuest and conducted by KRC Research. Also, 51% of patients are concerned about their oral health, making it the top health concern over heart, eye, digestive, mental, and skin health.

DentaQuest and KRC surveyed 2,300 individuals, including dentists, patients and administrators, to gain insight into the struggles Americans face when seeking out dental care.

A national panel exploring gaps in American's access to oral health care will draw upon the health policy expertise of a faculty member of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD). Richard J. Manski, DDS. MBA, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Dental Public Health at UMSOD, will be among four panelists engaging in what is expected to be a lively discussion on the future of oral health care. University of Maryland School of Dentistry Professor and Chair of Dental Public Health Richard J. Manski, DDS. MBA, PhD. Presented by DentaQuest in partnership with POLITICO, the event will be streamed live from Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, 2019, from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EDT.

When we award a grant to an organization, we require that organization to provide a written report back to us to help us ensure the funds were used as intended. We recently received a report from the Berks Community Health Center on a “Brush Up on Oral Health!” Impact Grant they received from the DentaQuest Fund of Berks County Community Foundation.

Oral health was the topic. Exploring oral health policies that maximize state efforts to improve access and increase quality of care was the goal. Expert speakers included Marko Vujicic, a world-renowned health economist and vice president of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Health Policy Institute, and Senator Clarence Lam shares the history of Maryland’s Medicaid dental benefitMarcia Brand, a national expert on oral health programs with decades of experience in Congress and various federal health agencies, currently a senior advisory for the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement.

August 16-18, 2019 is PCP’s 8th annual Gregg Stracks Leadership Summit. Today we’re featuring one of this year’s Champion sponsors, the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. Read on to discover DentaQuest Partnership’s bold idea to revolutionize healthcare, and stay tuned for more Summit 2019 sponsor features.