Learn about Henry Schein’s Prevention Is Power campaign.

The Prevention Is Power campaign is a new, multi-year public health awareness campaign

aimed at supporting patient adoption of a preventive, integrated health care model.

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Driving Prevention through Partnership

Through educational tools on preventive care for clinicians and patients, we are leveraging shared networks to increase visibility and maximize outreach across the U.S. to drive patient traffic toward routine preventive care, advance utilization of an integrated model of care, and ultimately have a greater impact on reducing chronic conditions and improving overall health outcomes.

The Prevention is Power campaign is a partnership with trusted organizations including the American Dental Association (ADA), American Medical Association (AMA), the National Medical Association (NMA), The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

Prevention is Power Health Care Screening Program

A component of the overall campaign, the Prevention is Power Health Care Screening Program, a partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) provides cash grants, in-kind product donations, and patient education materials to select community health centers throughout the U.S. to drive increased utilization of preventive health care, maintenance, and early detection among existing patients.

HSCF has partnered with CUNY Graduate School of Public Health which, with a team of graduate students, will collect data to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the program. These insights will enable us to create a replicable model to promote preventive integrated health care.

A Promising Future

Together with trusted partners we will develop and disseminate effective educational tools and materials for clinicians to utilize with their patients to support adoption of routine preventive care and identify and support innovative models to promote patient engagement with wellness visits and screening services.

In a second phase of the campaign, we plan to develop pilot programs in select geographies in partnership with providers to bring new patients to regular primary care and oral care. Ultimately, by working together, we will improve overall health outcomes for individuals, communities, and society.

Resource Library

  • Harvard School of Dental Medicine Initiative
    The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine convenes academics, students, and leaders from the business, healthcare, and public health communities to advance innovative ideas around the integration of oral health and overall health.
  • The Lancet
    A two-part Series argues that oral health has been isolated from traditional health care and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases.
  • Santa Fe Group
    The Santa Fe Group is a 501(c) (3), action-oriented think tank with a passion to improve lives through oral health. Since its inception 25 years ago, the Santa Fe Group has been instrumental as a neutral convener, communicator, connector and catalyst to move the needle on critical issues such as oral cancer, dental education reform, children’s oral health, improved primary care access, the importance of linking medical and dental health systems, and most recently, expanding oral healthcare for our nation’s seniors.
  • Improving Health in the United States: Oral Health is Key to Overall Health, Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)
    The vital relationship between health and the economy has been recognized and studied, and countries with a healthier workforce see strong economic performance and gain. What often goes unnoticed, however, is the significant role dentists can play in improving the overall health of the population.
  • Time to Take Gum Disease Seriously: The Societal and Economic Impact of Periodontitis, The Economist
    Given the prevalence and preventable nature of periodontitis, new ways of thinking about gum health are needed to increase awareness and action at national level. This Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report aims to capture the attention of policy makers in six European countries, emphasizing the economic and societal benefits of action and inaction in the early treatment of periodontitis.
  • The Heart of the Matter: Links Between Cardiovascular Health and Oral Health
    A visual report from CareQuest Institute for Oral Health explores the relationship between cardiovascular (heart) disease and periodontal (gum) disease, which are both extremely common in the US. Individuals with gum disease have two to three times the risk of experiencing a heart attack, stroke, or a severe cardiovascular event.