NRHA, DentaQuest launch National Rural Oral Health Initiative
NRHA today announced that it will partner with the DentaQuest Foundation for the creation of the National Rural Oral Health Initiative. The National Rural Oral Health Initiative is the combined effort of NRHA and the DentaQuest Foundation to improve the oral health disparities in rural America through policy, communications, education and research activities. As oral health issues have long impacted those living in rural communities, the activities included in this initiative are designed to enhance access to quality oral health care. “We want to identify strategies that engage and establish oral health care as part of primary care,” says NRHA CEO Alan Morgan. “The DentaQuest Foundation is the perfect partner for this first-ever national, rural-focused oral health initiative. The DentaQuest Foundation has a longstanding commitment to improving oral health for the rural population through fostering collaborations, raising awareness, and supporting solutions.”' The national initiative will highlight rural oral health care best practices, enhance research, advance policy, and provide technical assistance for communities in need. “NRHA looks forward to leveraging our national and grassroots partnerships as we launch the National Rural Oral Health Initiative to bring attention, education and action to address rural oral health disparities,” Morgan said. The DentaQuest Foundation is the leading U.S. philanthropy focused solely on oral health. The Foundation is supporting the development of the Oral Health 2020 network, a group of partners committed to working collectively at the national, state, and community levels to eradicate dental disease in children and improve lifelong oral health. The DentaQuest Foundation is the philanthropic arm of DentaQuest.