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DentaQuest Foundation Appoints Dr. Huan-mei Chen to Board of Directors

The DentaQuest Foundation recently announced that four key leaders in the health care industry have been appointed to its Board of Directors, including San Francisco's Alice Huan-mei Chen M.D.

Dr. Alice Huan-mei Chen is the Chief Integration Officer, Director of the Center for Innovation in Access and Quality, and Director of the eReferral Program at San Francisco General Hospital. She is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her work focuses on creating policies and programs to improve access to and quality of care for underserved communities.

β€œThe new DentaQuest Foundation board members offer valuable perspectives on policy development, advocacy for oral health equity and leadership in community engagement that make them great assets to our team,” said Ralph Fuccillo, president of the DentaQuest Foundation. β€œWe look forward to working with them to support the Foundation’s goal to improve oral health for all.”

For a full list of the DentaQuest Foundation Board of Directors and their backgrounds, visit http://www.dentaquestfoundation.org/about/board-of-directors.

The DentaQuest Foundation invests in national and community-based efforts to improve oral health and ease access to care disparities. As a catalyst for change, the Foundation strives to elevate oral health issues within public discussion and seek out opportunities for community engagement on oral health.

About the DentaQuest Foundation
The DentaQuest Foundation is the leading national philanthropy solely focused on oral health. The Foundation invests in national and community-based initiatives to improve oral health for all through support of prevention and access to oral health care and through partnerships with funders, policy makers, and community leaders. Learn more at dentaquestfoundation.org. The DentaQuest Foundation is supported by DentaQuest, a leading oral health company, administering prevention-focused dental benefits to more than 18 million members across the United States.

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