Preventistry

Preventistry is DentaQuest’s innovative, prevention-led approach to transforming the oral health system. It’s an approach that increases access, affordability and awareness to improve the oral health of all. It produces partnerships with providers, clients and brokers who work with us to create a stronger, more effective system for all.

The Four Pillars of Preventistry

CARE: Oral health impacts overall health and we are redefining care to improve it and provide better health outcomes for everyone. This means offering prevention-focused dental benefits, embracing alternative care settings and expanding access to care.

VALUE: The key to realizing better health through oral health is to reward value over volume. Oral health providers have long been tied to a model that incentivizes high-cost, complex procedures and focuses on the volume of care delivered. Preventistry rewards providers for quality outcomes rather than the quantity of care delivered.

INNOVATION: Disrupting the status quo and investing in new solutions is essential to create large-scale change. Embracing and advancing innovations such as minimally invasive care, teledentistry, medical-dental integration and new payment models help us get there.

TRANSFORMATION: Oral health is an essential component of our overall health that must not be siloed from the rest of health care, as it is too expensive for patients and the system. Changing this reality will take a concerted, collaborative effort from every stakeholder. Together, providers, payors, policy makers, employers and patients must collaborate to build an oral health system that works for everyone.

Preventistry in Action

In practice, Preventistry can take many different forms, includes many different stakeholders, and always aims to provide the best for patients and the system. “Preventists” are people with different professions in different communities working toward the same purpose — they serve on the front lines of dental care, advocate for system-wide change and go beyond what's expected to improve oral health for all.

Advantage Dental, a leading dental care organization accountable care organization (ACO) in Oregon and a part of DentaQuest’s Care Delivery group, is an example of the power of this transformation. By shifting away from a model that rewards volume to one that rewards value and health outcomes, Advantage Dental locations lowered costs, increased access and improved health outcomes. This short video tells the story:

Meet the Preventists
Gain inspiration from people with different professions in different communities working toward the same purpose — to advocate for system-wide change and improve the oral health of all.
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Reversible Decay: The Case for an Oral Health Revolution
A recent study finds remarkable consistency from patients, dentists, physicians, Medicaid dental administrators and employers around the problems surrounding U.S. oral health care — and also shows encouraging alignment on the solutions.
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Helping Hands + Prevention: How Communities Like Houston Thrive

Whether from natural disaster, economic struggle, or other circumstance, communities rely on assistance and systems for support. But we often forget the healthiest future begins with prevention and education and requires focusing on all aspects of our lives.
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Preventistry in Action

What does Preventistry look like in practice?

It can take many different forms and include many different stakeholders. But it always aims for what’s best for patients and for the system. “Preventists” are people with different professions in different communities working toward the same purpose — those who serve on the front lines of dental care, who advocate for system-wide change and who go beyond what's expected to improve oral health for all.

To show the power of this transformation toward a system focused on prevention, we can look at
Advantage Dental, a leading dental care organization accountable care organization (ACO) in the state of Oregon and a part of DentaQuest’s Care Delivery group. By shifting away from a model that rewards volume to one that rewards value and health outcomes, Advantage Dental locations lowered costs, increased access and improved health outcomes.

This short video tells the story: