This paper addresses three main themes:(1) oral health and frailty;(2) interprofessional
healthcare teams; and (3) dental professionals on healthcare teams. Oral diseases …

Extraoral Region Evidence-based guidelines continue to point to a strong correlation
between oral health and systemic diseases, 1, 2 so health care providers should be …

There is increasing evidence that oral health is a critical component of overall health and
that poor oral health may lead to initiation or exacerbation of chronic inflammatory …

Over the last 100 years there has been a historical movement of change in the landscape of
professional health education in North America. Seminal reports, such as Flexner (1910), 1 …

Periodontitis was declared the sixth complication of diabetes in 1993, and it is the sixth most
common disease globally. Nonetheless, its 2-way relationship with diabetes is largely …

Objectives To identify recommendations for determining patient panel/caseload size for
nurse practitioners in community-based primary health care settings. Design Scoping review …

Background More than 1 million individuals in the US are infected with HIV; approximately
20% of whom do not know they are infected. Early diagnosis of HIV infection results in …

ABSTRACT In 2005, New York University Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing formed an
organizational partnership to create a unique model of interprofessional education …

With the increase in popularity of piercings, the health care professional needs to be aware
of the complications that can occur due to lack of regulations of the piercing establishments …

Shifts in healthcare models, and greater numbers of patients seeking care, has encouraged
professional organizations to recommend collaborative healthcare teams. In the realm of …