Did you know that black adults are 68% more likely than white adults to have unmet dental needs? Black History Month provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on how to make changes today to get closer to equity for all in the future. A new blog post from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health spotlights statistics from an inequitable oral health care system that needs care, attention, and advocacy to change. The post also highlights the many black Americans that helped shape oral health history.
