A feasibility and acceptability study of using an intra-oral camera and an asynchronous tele-mentoring protocol to detect and identify oral lesions.

Background: To examine the feasibility and acceptability of integrating a tele-mentoring component into the identification of oral lesions at the dental clinics of a Federally Qualified Health Center network.

Design And Methods: General Practice Residency faculty and residents completed research ethics courses and trained dentists to use intra-oral cameras at chairside to photograph oral lesions of patients at routine dental visits. These images were then uploaded into the patient electronic health records (EHRs) with attendant descriptions and an oral surgeon was notified, who reviewed the charts, placed his observations in the EHR, and communicated his findings via secure e-mail to the involved residents, who in turn contacted their patients regarding follow-up actions.

Comparison of clinical competency self-assessments among Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents before and during COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose/objectives: Self-assessment of clinical competence is an important tool for effective learning and training for some educational programs. The New York University (NYU) Langone Hospital's Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program has had its residents complete self-assessment of clinical competency evaluations for many years. The evaluation is used to understand the residents' perception of their own clinical skill upon beginning the program and to determine the necessary resources to provide to the residents for them to meet program standards.

Evidence of Modeling Impact in Development of Policies for Controlling the Opioid Epidemic and Improving Public Health: A Scoping Review.

Background: Opioid addiction and overdose rates are reaching unprecedented levels in the U.S., with around 47,736 overdose deaths in 2017.

Knowledge and Attitude of Midwifery Students on Oral Health Care.

Midwifery students can have an important role in transferring oral health care information to expecting mothers. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes of midwifery students on oral health in pregnancy. Study population consisted of 60 midwifery students in a Midwifery School in Iran who were randomly allocated into case and control groups.

A system dynamics model of infection risk, expectations, and perceptions on antibiotic prescribing in the United States.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is still a major concern that can lead to devastating outcomes including antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to simulate the antibiotic prescribing behaviour by providers for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) and to evaluate the impact of patient expectation, provider's perception of patient's expectation to receive a prescription, and patient's risk for bacterial infection, on the decision to prescribe.

Methods: We developed a unique system dynamics (SD) simulation model based on the significant factors that impact the interaction between provider and patient during visits for ARTIs and the decision to prescribe antibiotics.