Why Oral Health Is the Missing Link in Healthcare Innovation with Katie D'Amico

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of oral health in healthcare innovation and the challenges healthcare founders face in building adoptable solutions.

Most healthcare founders think the challenge is getting funding. But the real challenge? Building something the healthcare system can actually adopt. In this episode of Provider’s Edge, I sat down with 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐃’𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨 from CareQuest Innovation Partners. We dissected why healthcare founders must focus on workflow alignment, pilot validation, partnerships, and operational infrastructure Before chasing rapid scale. We also explored why overlooked spaces like oral health and medical-dental integration are becoming some of the biggest opportunities in healthcare innovation today. If you’re building in healthcare right now This conversation will challenge how you think about growth, partnerships, and what it really takes to become “fundable.” 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: ✅ What investors and accelerators actually look for ✅ Why pilots matter more than pitch decks ✅ How healthcare founders can reduce adoption friction ✅ Why collaboration is becoming a competitive advantage ✅ What sustainable healthcare scaling really looks like 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Why Samsung Bought Xealth and What Founders Should Learn - This episode…

People in this episode

Host: Sabrina Runbeck

Guest: Katie D'Amico

Topics covered

• healthcare innovation
• oral health
• funding challenges
• workflow alignment
• partnerships
• scalable growth

Keywords

• healthcare founders
• pilot validation
• medical-dental integration
• adoption friction
• sustainable scaling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CareQuest Innovation Partners

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