NYU Researchers Develop New Assessment Tool to Combat Oral-Systemic Disease Across the Lifespan
NYU Researchers Develop New Assessment Tool to Combat Oral Systemic Disease Across the Lifespan New York, January 22 – Improving oral health is a leading population health goal however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content
NYU Researchers Develop New Assessment Tool to Combat Oral-Systemic Disease Across the Lifespan
New York, January 22 – Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. Funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), New York University College of Nursing’s (NYUCN) Teaching Oral-Systemic Health (TOSH) Program is working to build interprofessional oral health workforce capacity which addresses a significant public health issue, increases oral health care access, and improves oral–systemic health across the lifespan.
TOSH educators and clinicians have developed an educational and clinical innovation transitioning the traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat (HEENT) examination to the addition of the teeth, gums, mucosa, tongue, and palate examination (HEENOT) for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of oral–systemic health problems. They detail their findings in a paper, “Putting the Mouth Back in the Head: HEENT to HEENOT,” published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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