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Oral health is critical to overall health, impacting physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Despite its importance, millions of people in the U.S. lack access to dental care. With the expansion…

Glaring Gaps in Dental Coverage and Access  The current patchwork of limited and inconsistent dental coverage is compounded by significant oral health workforce shortages that disproportionately impact rural, Tribal, and…

Our Approach In collaboration with community-based and advocacy organizations, Community Catalyst hosted listening sessions with community members in three states: Colorado, Nebraska and Ohio.  Key Themes Key themes were uncovered…

This resource provides information on oral health data and sources that dental advocates commonly find helpful in describing access to care barriers, oral health problems, and disparities. These data are…

Dental disease hurts more than our teeth. It’s tied to our overall health. Tooth decay can risk our physical, mental, and economic wellbeing. It also strains state budgets. Policy barriers…

What are Essential Health Benefits (EHBs)? In the simplest of terms: Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) are the health care services that most health plans across the country must cover: services…

Why minimally-invasive care is critical to health justice Minimally-invasive care (MIC) offers ways to protect and improve oral health — while giving people options about the care they want to…

An advocacy resource on advancing community-centered oral health policy.

Having access to a full range of oral health services can improve peoples’ oral and overall health, their dental care experience, and their ability to choose the care that’s right…

Minimally-Invasive Care and a Representative Oral Health Workforce  Introduction When traditional dental procedures — like drilling and filling cavities and pulling teeth — are medically necessary, access to them is…