Benevis Commemorates 20-Year History of Dental Care in First Annual Impact Report

Report highlights Benevis ’ milestones in improving dental care access for approximately five million children and the changes in oral healthcare in the U.S. over two decades Atlanta, GA, January 10, 2023 — Benevis, a leading dental support organization (DSO) for practices focused on dental care and orthodontics, ann ounces the release of the company’s first annual Impact Report. The report provides a 20-year lookback into the state of oral health in the United States, and the dental leader’s history of expanding the reach of care to approximately five million underserved patients in 13 states and the Distri ct of Columbia. Since the release of the first Report on Oral Health in America from the Surgeon General in 2000, there have been many advances. From the adoption of pediatric dental services as an essential health benefit in the 2014 Affordable Care Act to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2022 vision of delivering universal oral health coverage for all by 2030, oral health is receiving greater attention in public policy. But still, challenges persist more than two decades later to deliver affordable, equitable, and accessible care. With cost cited as the top reason for not visiting t he dentist regardless of income, age, or source of dental benefits, dental care has greater financial barriers than any other healthcare service in the U.S. Despite Medicaid benefits, less than half of all eligible children in the U.S. receive preventive dental services. E...
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