Join us on this week's episode of our new Dental focused show, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guests: Denise Marks, EVP & CFO at CareQuest and Katie D'Amico, VP of Growth & Innovation at CareQuest Innovation Partners.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Introduction to CareQuest: Denise Marks and Katie D'Amico from CareQuest highlight their roles and the organization's mission to integrate dental health into overall healthcare.
• Unique Backgrounds: Both guests discuss their non-traditional paths to oral health, emphasizing diverse experiences from venture capital to global consulting.
• Challenges in Dental Health: Key challenges include outdated training for dentists, lack of care coordination, and fee-for-service models not focused on outcomes.
• Link Between Oral and General Health: Discussion on how dental health impacts systemic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, with insights into innovative care solutions.
• CareQuest's Investments and Innovations: Focus on impact investing in startups like Mouthwatch and Enable Dental, and insights into the Smile Health Accelerator program.

To learn more about CareQuest:
Website https://www.carequest.org/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/carequest-institute/

Guest's Socials:
Denise's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-marks-2026b3120/
Katie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdamico1/

Our sponsor for this episode is:
Milestone Scientific https://www.milestonescientific.com/

"Milestone Scientific is committed to advancing the science of computer-controlled drug delivery systems that offer significant efficiency and patient comfort gains for the medical and dentistry fields."

Show and Host's Socials:
Slice of Healthcare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/

Jared S Taylor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/

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