DentaQuest, a dental benefits provider, partnered with Partners Health Plan, a nonprofit managed care organization, to increase access to oral health care and improve outcomes for those with disabilities.
Under the partnership, DentaQuest will provide dental benefits and specialized services to Partners Health Plan members, according to a Sept. 22 news release from DentaQuest.
Partners Health Plan integrates Medicare and Medicaid for people 21 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The nonprofit services New York City and New York counties: Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester, according to its website.
DentaQuest serves 63 percent of Medicaid enrollees in New York, according to the release.