The effect of antibiotic premedication on postoperative complications following dental extractions.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the association between antibiotic prophylaxis and adverse outcomes following tooth extraction within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing dental extractions in 2015-2019. The primary exposure was antibiotic prophylaxis.

American Dental Education Association Compendium Entrustable Professional Activities Workgroup report.

Purpose: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are discrete clinical tasks that can be evaluated to help define readiness for independent practice in the health professions and are intended to increase trust in the dental graduate. EPAs provide a framework that bridges competencies to clinical practice. This report describes the work of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Compendium EPA Workgroup to develop a list of EPAs for dental education and supportive resources, including specifications and a glossary.

Risk factors for oral infection and dry socket post-tooth extraction in medically complex patients in the absence of antibiotic prophylaxis: A case-control study.

Introduction: Dry socket and infection are complications of tooth extractions. The objective was to determine risk factors for post-extraction complications in patients without antibiotic prophylaxis stratified by early- and late-complications and complication type (oral infection and dry socket).

Methods: Retrospective, case (with complications)-control (without complications) study of patients (n = 708) who had ≥1 extraction performed at any Veterans Health Administration facility between 2015-2019 and were not prescribed an antibiotic 30 days pre-extraction.

Rubric development and peer review for predoctoral dental education.

Purpose: This article outlines a process and template for developing rubrics that can be shared across predoctoral dental education programs.

Methods: The rubrics were developed using a peer-review process for incorporating clinical skills and professional behaviors required for predoctoral dental students in their development of competent independent practice.

Results: This article shares the process, templates, and rubrics that were developed for a new predoctoral dental program.

Caring for Patients Using Methamphetamines: An Interprofessional Collaborative Approach.

Methamphetamine use is increasing in the U.S. and in Missouri, as are the number of deaths associated with its use.

Dental faculty well-being amid COVID-19 in fall 2020: A multi-site measure of burnout, loneliness, and resilience.

Purpose/objectives: This study aimed to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental school faculty's self-reported burnout, loneliness, and resilience.

Methods: A 34-item questionnaire composed of three previously validated scales - adapted Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, the brief resilience scale, and a short loneliness scale - and demographic information was sent by email to dental school faculty in four dental schools across the US during the sixth and seventh months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: Two-hundred sixteen (19.

Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care.

This article provides data on oral diseases as they relate to systemic health conditions. Research continues to identify biologic mechanisms that link oral diseases to systemic disease and vice versa. The Smiles for Life curriculum, developed for physicians, provides a systematic approach for incorporating an oral exam into your physical evaluation.

Collaborating and teaching a synchronous, multi-university, virtual course: Health policy and access to dental care.

Purpose: In response to COVID-19, dental educators have been tasked with maintaining the quality of education while reducing cost, increasing efficiency, and leveraging technology.

Methods: This collaborative, multisite virtual health policy course used the Staged Self-Directed Learning Model (SSDL) to lead a diverse group of students studying health policy. Twelve Core sessions were offered with three additional sessions in August or December for a total of 15 total synchronous Zoom sessions that covered policy issues on supply, demand, and need for dental care.

Depression, periodontitis, caries and missing teeth in the USA, NHANES 2009-2014.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the association between self-reported depressive symptoms and oral diseases in US adults, including periodontitis, caries, missing teeth and untreated dental caries.

Design: This study was designed as a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey. We conducted descriptive, multivariable logistic and Poisson regression analyses on weighted data.