Publications by authors named "Olivia Sheridan"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the connection between female leadership in senior administrative roles and predoctoral levels across US dental schools, while also examining how various school characteristics may influence this relationship.
- A survey of 23 questions was distributed to each accredited dental school, resulting in a 44.4% response rate, revealing that women primarily held the position of dean of student affairs and that schools with a woman dean also had other women in senior roles.
- The findings indicated no significant relationship between women in leadership positions and factors like school establishment year or geographic location, highlighting the need for further research to understand what drives women to pursue careers in academic dentistry.
Aims: To outline key factors that contribute to oral health issues of refugees and asylum seekers and provide management strategies for dental providers to teach desensitization and fear reduction for this special population.
Methods And Results: We researched published literature in the PubMed database and incorporated lessons gained from treating refugee and asylee patients at a Vulnerable Populations Clinic (VPC) at an urban academic dental school. Refugees and asylees are at high risk for oral conditions due to a tendency to not seek routine dental treatment, psychological stressors, and various systemic factors.