News

The coronovirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has caused dental practices across the U.S. to close, changing business as usual to business as "unusual". The entirety of the healthcare workforce - physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and more - are stretched thin during this public health crisis.

Click below to read a message from OHNEP & NIIOH Directors about the current state of interprofessional education and practice, as well as review our resources for interprofessional care.

http://ohnep.org/sites/ohnep/files/OHNEP_NIIOH.pdf

OHNEP oral health champion Mary Otto spoke about the importance of access to quality oral health care for Tufts' podcast Tell Me More. Otto and other dental students discussed how many Americans do not have dental insurance, and the health dangers that many individuals may face if unable to access dental care.

OHNEP Program Director Dr. Erin Hartnett was interviewed for the feature article in the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) news magazine, the ONS Voice. The article, "The Value of Vigilance: New Screening Recommendations Are Vital for Cancer Prevention" discusses how cancer screenings are vital to prevention and increasing chances of survival.