Northeastern University has unveiled a new initiative designed to integrate oral health into overall healthcare education and practice.
The new initiative, Innovations in Interprofessional Oral Health Care: Technology, Instruction, Practice, Service, will be overseen by Maria Dolce, PhD, RN, an associate professor of nursing at Northeastern. It is being backed by funding from DentaQuest Foundation, according to a news story on the university's website.
"Our mission is to advance interprofessional research education and practice in oral health," Dolce said. "Our vision is a health professions workforce with the team-based competencies to work, lead, and innovate together to improve oral health outcomes, experiences, and access.
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