Infographic: Equity Opportunities: Income: need for dental care among third grade students in North Dakota

We have third grade students in North Dakota whose dental care needs are not being met. Programs, providers, and initiatives need to focus on providing equal access to preventive dental care supplies and educational resources to support good dental hygiene. Children attending schools where more than 50% of the students are eligible for the national school lunch program (NSLP) have a significantly higher need for early or urgent dental care and a higher rate of rampant decay compared to those attending schools with less than 50% of students eligible for the NSL

Can stigma actually hurt bisexual women?…in the long run, yeah!

This infographic summarizes the findings of: Flanders, C. E., Anderson, R. E., Tarasoff, L. A., & Robinson, M. (2019). Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health Among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. The Journal of Sex Research, 56(9), 1115–1127. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1563042https://commons.und.edu/psych-pp/1002/thumbnail.jp

Infographic: How Well do North Dakota Third-Grade Students Take Care of Their Teeth?

93% of the third-grade students had visited the dentist at least once in their life. Children who report never seeing a dentist have a significantly higher need for urgent dental care

500 block of DeMers Avenue, circa 1960

This photo shows the northwest side of the 500 block of DeMers Avenue around 1960. Three pedestrians go about their day, dressed in light winter clothing. There is snow accumulation on the rooftops and awnings, but very little on the ground. Businesses visible are, in order from left to right, Top Hat Lounge, Moen Barber Shop, Hoffman Clothing and Jewelers, The Salvation Army, Grand Forks Surplus Outlet. Six cars are parallel parked facing the camera.https://commons.und.edu/gf-herald-photos/1010/thumbnail.jp

Emergency Department and Dental Clinic Perceptions of Appropriate, and Preventable, Use of the ED for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions in Hot-Spot Counties: A Mixed Methods Study

Objectives:Frequency of emergency department (ED) use for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDC) is a well-researched community health concern. However, research predominately relies on ambulatory ED discharge records. This explanatory sequential mixed methods study reviewed NTDC ED use in hot-spot counties and assessed perceptions around preventable and appropriate use among EDs and dental clinics. Methods:Tooth pain data (2015-2021) were drawn from State Medicaid, and the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). NTDC data were compiled using International Classification of Disease, Ninth and Tenth Revisions. Employing extreme case sampling, providers in counties with the highest per-capita NTDC ED use were interviewed. Results:North Dakota experienced a decline in NTDC ED visits between 2017 and 2020, though the rate is now increasing. The greatest proportion of NTDC ED visits were among persons ages 20 to 34 and 35 to 44. ED and dental care staff have misconceptions around each other’s roles in reducing NTDC ED visits, but unanimously suggest community-level prevention as a solution. Conclusions:NTDC ED use was perceived as “appropriate” care. However, there is consensus that improved access to, and utilization of, affordable and quality preventative dental care would reduce NTDC ED visits and improve overall community health, especially among populations experiencing greater inequities

Course Lecture: The Knowledge Economy

The first of a 5-part series of lectures on scholarly communication, this lecture introduces learners to the scholarly communications landscape by exploring its roots in historical and cultural events such as colonization and the growth of the internet. Two activities enable students to explore the legal implications of reusing various materials as well as the speakers and audiences of top journals in occupational therapy. This lecture was designed for the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program. This lecture is appropriate for adult and emerging adult learners with very little or basic understandings of scholarly communication, copyright, creative commons, economic aspects of research and academia, and the globalization of scholarly communication

Re-engagement in Psychotherapy for PTSD in Veterans

This infographic summarizes the findings of: Buchholz, K.R., Bohnert, K.M., Pfeiffer, P.N., Valenstein, M., Ganoczy, D., Anderson, R.E., & Sripada, R.K. (2017). Reengagement in PTSD psychotherapy: A case-control study. General Hospital Psychiatry, 48, 20-24. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.009https://commons.und.edu/psych-pp/1000/thumbnail.jp

Report: Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2022-2023

The North Dakota school-based sealant program (SEAL!ND) prioritizes providing preventive oral health care to underserved students by targeting schools with 45% or greater of their students enrolled in the free and reduced fee school lunch program (these are considered qualifying schools). Although schools with a larger proportion of youth who are from lower-income households are prioritized by federal funding, additional schools participate and receive care from local dental providers (these are referred to as non-qualifying). During the 2022-23 school year, 58 schools participated in SEAL!ND; 40 qualifying schools (Q) and 18 non-qualifying (NQ); 55 of the 58 schools had two visits (one in the fall and one in the spring). Through these visits, 2,284 students were screened by a dental professional, and 3,899 teeth were protected with a dental sealant. Sealants prevent cavities by creating a barrier between the teeth and cavity-causing bacteria. Sealants also stop cavities from growing and can prevent the need for fillings. Dental sealants prevent 80% of cavities in the back teeth, where 9 out of 10 cavities generally occur

Course Lecture: Beyond the article as the favorite piece of scholarly communication

The third of a 5-part series of lectures on scholarly communication, this lecture introduces learners to the ways in which various information architecture structures, such as indexes or natural-language-processing algorithms, impact information access and use. Activities allow students to explore and then teach each other about how the internet has changed over time and exists differently across the world, as well as how practitioners in their own discipline communicate beyond the academic article format. This lecture was designed for the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program. This lecture is appropriate for adult and emerging adult learners with very little or basic understandings of scholarly communication, information architecture, the history of the internet, search engines, and databases. Learning objectives: Recognizes the cultural, historical, physical, political, social, or other context within which the information was created, and understands the impact of context on interpreting the information. (ACRL HSIG 3.2) Recognizes how scientific, medical, and OT practice information is formally and informally produced, organized, and disseminated. (ACRL HSIG 1.3) Examines and compares information and evidence from various sources in order to evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, currency, and point of view or bias. (ACRL HSIG 3.2