45 Minute Small Group Discussion
Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions
Tien Jiang, D.MD, M.Ed.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Maria Dolce, PhD, RN, CNE, FACHE
Stony Brook School of Nursing
Anita Glicken, M.S.W.
National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health /University of Colorado School of Medicine
Mary Tavares, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Shenam Ticku, B.D.S., M.P.H.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Jane Barrow, M.S.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dental Medicine
Brittany Seymour, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Hugh Silk, MD, M.P.H.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Russell Phillips, MD
Harvard Medical School
Christine Riedy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
In 2017, the Health Resources and Services Administration-funded National Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH) surveyed 13 primary care professions to assess the state of oral health curricula in their respective training programs. Two professions, physician assistant (PA) and nurse practitioner (NP) programs, led in oral health integration. Conversely, dental schools were surveyed to examine their interprofessional activities with primary care disciplines. Results showed that dental schools’ interprofessional curricular activities focused largely on medical and pharmacy students. This educational session will explore the ways dental schools can engage PA and NP programs in interprofessional learning activities.