Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan (she/her)
@MyechiaJordan
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President & CEO @CareQuestInst, frmly @TheDimockCenter. Physician. Business Executive. Building a better health care system for all. Views are my own.
Joined November 2017
I'm stepping away from Twitter, but let’s stay connected! You can find me on Linkedin at https://t.co/va90vNuINO & follow my team to see how we’re changing the oral health care system at: Facebook: @CareQuestInstitute Twitter: @CareQuestInst Instagram: carequestinstitute
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Location: Boston · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
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A huge thanks to @cityblockhealth and @DrKamLeigh for allowing me to share their story!
ICYMI: Chief Health Officer @DrKamLeigh shared @cityblockhealth’s work to close care gaps in vulnerable communities as part of a broader #SXSW2022 presentation from @MyechiaJordan on investing for health equity impact.
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Live from #SXSW2022 having a rich discussion about investing in community-driven solutions to advance #healthequity
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I’m in Austin today at #SXSW2022 talking about investment in scalable community-driven health care solutions by and for BIPOC communities. Stop by and say hi! 11:30am at Austin Marriott Downtown #healthequity
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Don't miss @AIDPHorg annual colloquium on Transforming #Veteran #Oral Health on February 15 –16 in partnership with CareQuest Institute. The event will feature several expert speakers, including CareQuest Institute President and CEO @MyechiaJordan. https://t.co/vwkIkPwuHd
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Important piece by two great leaders! Proud to be a part of the @NCFMass team. cc: @MakeebaMcCreary @bosimpact @BettyFrancisco
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You can learn more about what @CareQuestInst is doing to address the medical-dental divide at https://t.co/9pjdGPHqjA.
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Q10: What should we learn from the current pandemic to apply to medical/dental divide and motivate healtlh equity? #EthicsChat
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There’s a lot we have already learned from the pandemic that needs to be a part of our #healthcare system from now on, like the use of #teledentistry, mobile dentistry, and efforts to support a broader workforce. #EthicsChat (1/2)
Q10: What should we learn from the current pandemic to apply to medical/dental divide and motivate healtlh equity? #EthicsChat
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More than 56 million Americans live in areas with a shortage of dental professionals. Tools like telehealth and teledentistry can also provide an opportunity for care in underserved areas: https://t.co/dV7d5iDFfP
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Q9: Private practice dentists are more likely to be in larger, higher-income communities. What are ways to incentivize dentists and physicians to practice in regions of highest need?#EthicsChat
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We need to think beyond the clinical setting to community-based care to underserved communities. This includes the use of a broader #healthcare workforce to include community health workers, dental therapists, nurses, physician assistants and others. #EthicsChat (1/2)
Q9: Private practice dentists are more likely to be in larger, higher-income communities. What are ways to incentivize dentists and physicians to practice in regions of highest need?#EthicsChat
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There is a greater focus on community care and meeting patients where they are, and medical-dental integration is a big part of that work. We must continue to innovate and place prevention at the center of our #healthcare system. #EthicsChat
Q8: Twenty years ago, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “You cannot be healthy without oral health.” How has oral health practice trends changed since then to respond to this remark? #EthicsChat
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More and more insurers are realizing #oralhealth care is part of whole-person health. Our work is to continue to show the value of centering patient-centered outcomes in policies. #EthicsChat
Q7: Speaking of #Medicare & #Medicaid, dental health has been viewed as nonessential by insurers. Which changes should be prioritized to promote dental care as key to health and wellness? #EthicsChat
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I loved being on the podcast! #EthicsChat
What a GREAT article to post, @ScottSchweikart! Our illustrious guest today, Dr @MyechiaJordan, is a co-author on this one. She also is on our podcast discussing the subject as well:
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@JournalofEthics They explain: "Value-based approaches to health care need to unify mouth care with general medical care, motivate medical-dental interprofessional practice, promote oral disease prevention, and support restorative dental care" #EthicsChat
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In @JournalofEthics, my @CareQuestInst colleagues & I talk abt policy, practice, & research solutions to address these gaps. In 2015, 1 in 3 US adults had no form of dental benefits. We need comprehensive adult dental for #Medicare & #Medicaid: https://t.co/DoPLVHPdNE
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Continued separation of dental and oral health from general medical care generates unnecessary prescriptions and pain management that are neither restorative nor responsive to patients’ primary...
Q6: #HealthEquity seems most unattainable in minoritized communities with less wealth. How might mental/dental gaps be addressed in these communities? #EthicsChat
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@JournalofEthics "Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood, although it is largely preventable. Caries incurs short- and long-term negative health effects and can diminish both children’s and parents’ quality of life."
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Always great to see a community health center & Boston example! #EthicsChat
@JournalofEthics We have another great article this issue related to this question: https://t.co/Ploz2vN0YO
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We need a value-based #oralhealth system. My @CareQuestInst colleagues wrote a great article on oral health over the lifespan using data from more than 31 million Medicaid claims & 45 million commercial or Medicare supplemental claims: https://t.co/4Q2fw9nihI
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Q5: Pediatricians who implemented dental care with their patients improved those children’s overall dental health over time. What should be next steps for making this standard practice? #EthicsChat
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@JournalofEthics I think this may be in large part attributed to the medical-dental divide between professional practice and education of medicine and dentistry. This divide has been long-lasting in the US is the source of an often fractured practice model, one that not whole. #EthicsChat
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@JournalofEthics We have another great article that addresses this question: https://t.co/izsYQfCvIb
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journalofethics.ama-assn.org
A medical-dental schism from 1840 persists and prevents oral health’s integration with overall health, to many patients’ detriment.
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