November 2024 Newsletter

Dental and Oral Care

Though often sequestered off as its own field, oral health is inseparable from overall health. Most oral diseases tend to progress and worsen if untreated. When this happens, patients may find themselves treated in an emergency room for completely preventable issues. In 2018, there were more than 2 million dental-related emergency department visits, at a rate of 615.5 visits per 100,000 population 1. Finding innovative solutions is key for maturing the dental health market and marrying it with health care as a whole. Studies estimate that over $45 billion is lost in productivity in the United States each year because of untreated oral disease (Harvard Medical School). This is a growing market that is ripe for disruption, and emerging technologies and companies are being built every day to step in and offer solutions. 

(1.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK574495/)