Author: Jessica Holloman
Congratulations Dr. Dolce!
Dr. Maria Dolce Executive Director Innovations in Oral Health Northeastern University We want to congratulate Dr. Dolce on her acceptance as a National Oral Health Representative through the DentaQuest Foundation. As a member of this team, Dr. Dolce will work amongst national healthcare leaders to eradicate dental disease in children and improve oral health...
Breaking the cycle of pediatric dental disease
America's ToothFairy, founded by the National Children's Oral Health Foundation, is dedicated to eliminating dental disease in children by providing oral health programs and resources to deliver community-based preventive, educational and treatment services. This growing network of clinicians, academicians, corporate leaders and individuals are helping...
An Innovative Co-op at Bouvé!
In partnership with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, we are thrilled to announce the start of Northeastern’s first oral health and primary care student co-operative education program! This six-month co-op experience will begin January 1st, where a Bouvé student will work as part...
2014 APHA Conference
This November, the IIOH team had the opportunity to present at this year's annual APHA Conference, which took place in New Orleans, LA. This year's conference, themed "Healthography", attracted over 20,000 health professionals from all over the U.S. Fitting within the theme of the conference, our...
Professional Development Workshop
On November 5th, sixteen faculty members, preceptors, clinicians and graduate students from Northeastern University, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston Health Care for the Homeless and other various universities and institutions participated in the first of a series of professional development workshops aimed at delivering...
2014 ASAHP Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV
On October 22nd, Jessica L. Holloman - Program Director of Innovations in Interprofessional Oral Health, presented a concurrent session at the 2014 Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The session, titled: Innovations in Interprofessional Oral Health Education, featured an...
8th Annual Bouvé Health Fair and Flu Clinic
On October 15th, Bouvé College of Health Sciences hosted the 8th Annual Health Fair and Flu Clinic. Students and faculty were invited to receive free flu shots and donate blood between viewing the multitude of health and wellness booths setup in the Curry Student Center. Our oral health...
Smiles for Life Challenge
Interested in attending the 2015 American Dental Education Association Conference in Boston, MA? If you are passionate about oral health or simply want to learn more, we invite you to participate in our Smiles For Life Challenge! Here is how it works: 1. Go to www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org 2. Download Module...
First-Year Seminar: An opportunity for IPE
On October 14th, a group of 30 first-year pharmacy and speech-language pathology and audiology students engaged in their first interprofessional education experience at Northeastern University. As part of our initiative to reach students early in their academic career, Innovations in Interprofessional Oral Health teamed up with Dr. Anita Young, Director...