Dentist, Physician Collaborate On Raising Awareness Of Importance Of Oral Health.
The Harvard School of Public Health (MA) (11/24, Reiss) reports on a collaboration between dentist Romesh Nalliah, director of clinical education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and physician William Anderson III, associate dean for clinical affairs and chief medical officer at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, both of whom are students in the part-time, nonresidential master in health care management (MHCM) program at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health. The two coauthored a paper published in the Journal of Family Practice entitled “Oral Lesions You Can’t Afford to Miss.” The article includes photos to help physicians “identify conditions in the mouth that can lead to serious systemic problems if not treated.” Anderson noted that since “many people” have medical benefits, but not dental benefits, physicians can be important in identifying “oral health issues.”
