DentaQuest LLC and DCP Holding Company announced today that DentaQuest is preparing to pay $41.5 million in cash for DCP. DCP is the parent of The Dental Care Plus Group.

The acquisition will bring the scope of Dental Care Plus Group’s dental benefits, which cover 380,000 members and a network of 246,000 dentist locations, under the DentaQuest organization.

Silk established the oral health elective at UMMS; founded and co-chairs the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Oral Health; serves as director of the “From the First Tooth – Engaging Medical Clinicians in Oral Health” multistate initiative funded by the Dentaquest Foundation

This project is done in collaboration with the DentaQuest Foundation and the Community and School Oral Health Team at Marshall University School of Medicine applauds the efforts of the Cabell County FRN as it works to empower families in our local communities.

As the C-Suite guest, Pollock chatted for about 15 minutes about DentaQuest, oral health, and the business community. Interview starts at the 51-minute mark.

“A significant contribution has been made by initiatives such as the Nursing Education and Practice Program (OHNEP) to improving population health by the nursing profession and primary care nurse practitioners as they integrate oral health as an essential component of overall health in clinical education and practice settings,” said co-author Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Executive Director of the OHNEP Program funded by the DentaQuest and Arcora Foundations.

DentaQuest Foundation investments have helped build a large, interconnected network of national, state, and community-based change agents dedicated to oral health for all. Today, the network is working to “transform the national dialogue and re-shaping the landscape of action with regard to oral health.”

The DentaQuest Institute has recognized the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics’ dental program as one of its three 2018 Safety Net Solutions Centers of Excellence. The Brumback Clinics, operated by the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, provide medical, dental and behavioral health services to adults and children with or without insurance with the goal of helping patients establish a medical home.

DentaQuest, the nation’s leading purpose-driven oral health company, today announced it has entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement in Texas to administer a contract under the state’s Medicaid program using a value-based care and payment model.

Boston-based DentaQuest launched its new platform Preventistry to make oral healthcare more affordable and accessible.

DentaQuest ranked highest with 805 points, performing particularly well in customer service, communication, and cost. HumanaDental came in second with 784 points, and myCignaDental was third with 782 points.

DentaQuest is evolving beyond a traditional insurer to transform the way oral health care is delivered and financed and plans to double its national provider footprint by 2023.

DentaQuest believes in a model that emphasizes prevention and care beyond the chair—and now, it's taking action.

DentaQuest today announced the launch of its new platform – Preventistry – its all-in strategy to make oral health care more affordable, easier to access, driven by innovation and better integrated into the broader health care system. The company also outlined the evolution of its business in support of the Preventistry platform.

Boston-based DentaQuest launched its new platform Preventistry to make oral healthcare more affordable and accessible.

This past year, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine was awarded a grant from DentaQuest to support and introduce a new fellowship opportunity titled, “Fellowship in Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology.”

At the Capitol Hill Reception, sponsored by Oral Healthcare Can’t Wait, an initiative of Dental Trade Alliance and the DentaQuest Foundation, OHA honored Dr. Caswell Evans with the 2018 Marvin Goldstein Outstanding Public Service Award, celebrating individuals whose leadership in improving public health in the U.S. has broken new ground and created a changed environment.

DentaQuest joins a group of sponsors for The 23rd anniversary of the Building Strong Families Conference for parents is set for Oct. 25 at the Broadway Church of Christ, 1924 Broadway Ave., Lubbock.

Chief Dental Officer and Senior Vice President at DentaQuest, Olivia Croom honors Pat Wang, HealthFirst ’s CEO for bringing attention to preventive treatments; including dental screenings, educational materials, sealants, fluoride varnish, and other preventive measures all add up to the quality care that every community deserves.

Prevention and collaboration were the key themes as state policymakers explored innovative and cost-effective strategies to integrate oral health and primary care during #NASHPCONF18’s session, Cross Currents: Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care. Both the report and this conference session were supported by the DentaQuest Foundation.

Amerigroup will partner with DentaQuest on its dental benefit offerings as part of its transition to be the first and only Medicaid plan to comprehensive coverage from dental to housing to substance abuse in every region across Washington State.

Local and state groups work to emphasize the importance of building healthy oral health habits to kids in Malheur County.

DentaQuest is one of three groups recently selected to administer Washington's Medicaid dental benefits program.

"Made possible by a grant from the DentaQuest Foundation, along with in-kind support from the Alabama Department of Public Health's Oral Health Division, the program is providing families at well-child visits with materials in hand. "