by Darren Edwards | Jan 22, 2026 | Insights
By Katie D’Amico, Vice President of Innovation, CareQuest Innovation Partners The beginning of a new year offers a moment to reflect, refocus, and look ahead. For our work at CareQuest Innovation Partners, that means continuing our mission to make oral health care...
by Carly Strang | Dec 4, 2025 | Insights
The fourth year of SMILE Health was the accelerator’s biggest year yet. Over the course of four months, the eight startups in the 2025 SMILE Health cohort worked closely with their mission-aligned industry partners, investors, and the CareQuest Innovation Partners...
by Carly Strang | Oct 30, 2025 | Insights
Oral health was back in a big way at HLTH 2025, bringing medical-dental integration to life at the Oral Health Pavilion and on the main stages. Below are our highlights from a great few days in Las Vegas. Thank you to the 1,000+ attendees who visited the Oral Health...
by Carly Strang | Oct 15, 2025 | Insights
CareQuest Innovation Partners and Second Opinion published an oral health innovation market map, showcasing over 200 innovative companies across multiple categories. The market has only scratched the surface in advancing and scaling oral health innovation. This paper...
by Carly Strang | Aug 26, 2025 | Insights
This summer, we were incredibly lucky to have two Impact Fellows join our CareQuest Innovation Partners team, jumping in headfirst to help drive projects integral to our strategy and success. As they prepare to move to their next adventures, we asked Bethel and Mike...
by Carly Strang | Jun 18, 2025 | Insights, News
Preventive oral healthcare is a $54 billion market inside of a $500 billion dental industry, and yet attracts less than 1% of total investment. We teamed up with Christina Farr of Second Opinion on a new article and market map highlighting the opportunity for...
