Whole person care

Oral health is essential to overall well-being, yet it remains one of the most underfunded and fragmented parts of the healthcare system.

A visual report from CareQuest Institute examines attitudes regarding the relationship between oral health and overall health, based on national surveys of oral health consumers and providers. Both consumers and dental providers described a lack of...

This editorial describes the 9 articles in this supplement that emphasize and support establishing and maintaining integrated health care systems that address all aspects of a person’s health, given the complex links between oral, behavioral, and systemic...

This report from CareQuest Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the bidirectional nature of oral and systemic diseases across different life phases and discusses how medical-dental integration (MDI) can improve access to care, health outcomes...

This white paper and accompanying use cases explore the integration of interprofessional education (IPE) in health care, with a particular focus on oral health.

This Consensus Statement calls for urgent action to integrate oral health into global healthcare systems, ensuring seamless data exchange, improved patient outcomes, and a stronger, more coordinated healthcare infrastructure.

Produced by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC).

More than 57 million people live in dental health professional shortage areas. This means that there are not enough dental providers to care for the community. Telehealth can be used to provide some types of dental care. Children’s Dental Services...

Regular visits to the dentist are not only good for a routine examination and cleaning, but also for the detection of oral cancer – cancer that develops in areas in and around the mouth, such as the tongue, mouth lining, lips, gums, or in the back of the...

DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But Braun also did something most primary care doctors don't...