Bridging Nutrition and Dentistry: An Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience Model.

Purpose: Interprofessional Education (IPE) is essential for fostering collaborative healthcare practices. The purpose of this paper is to share a detailed description of the design, development process, implementation, and planned evaluation of an IPE model connecting Nutrition and Dentistry programs at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). The program sought to address educational gaps and enhance collaborative learning among healthcare students.

Dental and allied dental students' cultural climate-related experiences and perceptions: How does ethnicity/race matter?

Objectives: The cultural climate of an academic institution affects students' academic performance and well-being. The objectives were to investigate the culture-related experiences and perceptions of dental and allied dental students in the United States (US) and Canada who self-identified in response to a survey question as American Indian/First Nation-Indigenous/Hawaiian Native (AI), Black/African American/Canadian American/African (Black), Hispanic/Latinx (HL), Middle Eastern (ME), East Asian/Southeast Asian/South Asian (AA), White/European (White) or multiracial (M). The comparisons focused specifically on experiences of biases/inequities related to systemic factors (policies/practices) and personal discrimination/harassment, and on perceptions of the cultural climate and climate-related consequences, having a sense of belonging and culture-related clinical competence.

Healthcare workers' views on decentralized primary health care management in Lesotho: a qualitative study.

Background: Lesotho experienced high rates of maternal (566/100,000 live births) and under-five mortality (72.9/1000 live births). A 2013 national assessment found centralized healthcare management in Ministry of Health led to fragmented, ineffective district health team management.

An Exploration of Black Men's Attitudes and Experiences Communicating with Dentists about Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer.

Background: Poor oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC) survival among Black men is partially due to their limited knowledge about OPCs, which is exacerbated by dentists' limited training and discomfort in discussing OPC risk factors. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and experiences that Black men have communicating with dentists about OPCs.

Methods: To qualitatively assess these attitudes and experiences, a focus group guide and recruitment strategy were developed using a community engagement approach.

Access to restorative oral health care for children living in Illinois with Medicaid vs private dental insurance: An audit study.

Background: Public dental insurance programs for children aim to provide access to care, but barriers remain that preclude care delivery. Understanding these barriers is an important health policy concern.

Methods: A telephone audit sought to ascertain availability of oral health care for children in dental offices eligible to bill Medicaid.

A community-based participatory protocol to improving communication with Black men about oral and pharyngeal cancers: Research protocol.

Black men are disproportionately impacted by oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC) mortality. This is in part due to a lack of information received about OPCs and their associated risk factors during health encounters. Discussions between dentists and Black men may improve Black men's knowledge, screening, and treatment uptake.

Stress and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among a Sample of College-Educated Black Men.

This study assessed if higher levels of self-reported stress were associated with self-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among a sample of college-educated Black men. Using a community-based participatory approach, a questionnaire was developed and distributed using two validated instruments, the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Eighty men completed the questionnaire, with 58.

Men of color in the health professions: Proceedings from the 2022 ADEA Men of Color in the Health Professions Summit.

The purpose of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Men of Color in the Health Professions Summit, held in August 2022 at ADEA's headquarters in Washington, DC, was to gather key thought leaders across a myriad of health professions and healthcare organizations and schools to cultivate intentional cross-disciplinary efforts in championing the need to address the low number of men of color entering not only dental, but also medicine, pharmacy, and health-related research careers. A pivotal follow-up step from the inaugural ADEA President's Symposium on Men of Color in the Health Professions at the March 2022 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in Philadelphia, the summit brought together academic health professions leaders, government agencies, health professions associations, and other key stakeholders to develop an action plan to support men of color entering the health professions. Moving the needle forward and increasing opportunities for underrepresented men of color in the health professions requires all academic health professions to work together.

Foreign-trained dentists' reflections on access to care after participating in a community-based dental education curriculum.

Many people suffer poor oral health due to dentists not providing care to them. The number of foreign-trained dentists in the US is increasing, yet little is known about their involvement in providing care to underserved populations. Dental education programs use community-based dental education (CBDE) to expose dental students to access to care issues, and encourage them to provide care to underserved populations upon graduation.

Establishing an antiracism framework for dental education through critical assessment of accreditation standards.

Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to establish an antiracism framework for dental education. Since the accreditation process is an influential driver of institutional culture and policy in dental education, the focus of the framework is the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards for predoctoral education.

Methods: The authors of this manuscript reviewed each CODA predoctoral standard for opportunities to incorporate antiracism strategies.

Men of color in the health professions: Proceedings from the 2022 ADEA President's symposium.

The purpose of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) President's Symposium on men of color in the health professions, hosted at the 2022 ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition, was to draw attention to the need to address the low numbers of men of color not only entering dental education but also across medicine and health-related research careers and to identify strategies for change. Stakeholders in health professions education shared their professional insights and best practices. Highlights of the Symposium included discussions of funding for pathway programs, leveraging data-driven metrics through strategic partnerships, mentorship, and accountability among dental schools, medical schools, and health science research organizations.

Illuminating light in the darkness: Black/African-American men in dental education and strategies for change.

The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges surrounding the underrepresentation of Black/African American (BAA) men in dentistry and dental education and present a rationale for anti-racism strategies to address them. Data and insights from the literature are presented to discuss how racism may derail BAA's opportunities to achieve a dental education through stereotyping, social, and academic isolation. Additionally, the authors present commentary and testimonials on the importance of mentorship to guide BAA men into and through dental careers.

Eviction, post-traumatic stress, and emergency department use among low-income individuals in New Haven, CT.

We sought to examine whether and how landlord-related forced moves (inclusive of, but not limited to, legal eviction) were associated with emergency department (ED) use over time. We used survey data collected between 2017 and 2019 among 283 low-income participants in New Haven, CT to examine whether experiencing a legal eviction or other landlord-related forced move (T) was associated with increased odds of ED use 6 months (T) and 12 months (T) later. We conducted bootstrapped mediation analyses to examine indirect effects of post-traumatic stress symptoms.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for community-based HIV testing on men's engagement in the HIV care cascade.

Objective: Men with HIV are less likely than women to know their status, be on antiretroviral therapy, and be virally suppressed. This review examined men's community-based HIV testing services (CB-HTS) outcomes.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Addressing Black men's oral health through community engaged research and workforce recruitment.

Background: Racism negatively affects the life experiences and subsequent health of Black men, including oral disease prevalence and outcomes. Few examples in the literature discuss how racism may affect successful, unsuccessful, and non-attempts to address Black men's oral health.

Aims: This commentary describes anti-racism approaches to address Black men's oral health through community-based participatory research, oral health promotion, and workforce recruitment.

Eviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health.

Over 2 million renters in the United States are legally evicted annually, and even more renters experience other landlord-related forced moves each year. While past research has documented an association between legal eviction and HIV risk, no studies have examined the relationship between forced moves and sexual partnership dynamics longitudinally, or the pathways through which forced moves impact such risk. Addressing this gap is imperative, particularly given inequities that place Black renters and women at disproportionate risk of eviction.

Adolescent Mothers in Eastern and Southern Africa: An Overlooked and Uniquely Vulnerable Subpopulation in the Fight Against HIV.

Purpose: Adolescent girls (10-19 years) in Eastern and Southern Africa face a high risk of pregnancy and HIV infection. However, few studies have examined whether the profound developmental, social, and economic changes that accompany adolescent motherhood contribute to HIV risk. This study examines the intersection between adolescent motherhood and HIV infection across 10 Eastern and Southern African countries, where over half of all HIV infections occur among adolescent girls.

Caregivers' Comfort Answering Sensitive Questions About Themselves and Their Children in a Pediatric Dental Setting.

The purpose of this study was to explore caregivers' comfort levels and preferences for answering sensitive questions about themselves and their children in a pediatric dental setting. An electronically delivered survey was completed by 206 caregivers in the waiting area of a dental school's pediatric clinic. The survey items assessed were demographic, general health, behavioral health, oral health, and living conditions.

Structural Racism and Oral Health Inequities of Black vs. non-Hispanic White Adults in the U.S.

Structural racism negatively affects the health of Black populations in the U.S. Black populations experience a higher burden of oral diseases, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, and oral and pharyngeal cancers than other racial groups experience.

Dental students' comfort discussing nutrition and obesity prevention with parents and caregivers.

Purpose: Dentists can address childhood obesity by educating patients about mediating factors, such as nutrition and dietary habits, facilitating behavioral interventions, and participating in interprofessional collaborations. Dental schools are encouraged to prepare future dentists to address childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to assess dental students' attitudes, comfort, and perceived barriers discussing nutrition and obesity prevention with parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5, after a one-time service-learning experience in a pediatric primary care setting to promote oral health.

Dental Students' Non-Clinical Learning During Community-Based Experiences: A Survey of U.S. Dental Schools.

Dental schools use community-based dental education (CBDE) to ensure students gain experience in treating diverse and underserved patient populations. However, it is unclear to what extent schools utilize CBDE experiences to increase students' knowledge of structural factors impacting access to care. The aim of this study was to determine the level and types of non- clinical learning included in CBDE experiences and how that learning is being assessed across U.

Benefits and Challenges of Partner Site Engagement with Community-Based Dental Education Programs: The Partner Sites' Perspectives.

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of key personnel at partner sites providing community learning experiences to dental students to gain more understanding of the effects that community-based programs have on the sites themselves. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2015 with individuals from nine extramural sites. Interviewees had a range of roles from clinicians to CEOs, with six also reporting they were faculty preceptors.