title: Putting the mouth back in the head: HEENT to HEENOT.
abstract: Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. We detail 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. Many New York University nursing, dental, and medical faculty and students have been exposed to interprofessional oral health HEENOT classroom, simulation, and clinical experiences. This was associated with increased dental-primary care referrals. This innovation has potential to build interprofessional oral health workforce capacity that addresses a significant public health issue, increases oral health care access, and improves oral-systemic health across the lifespan.
authors.affiliation: Judith Haber, Erin Hartnett, Donna Hallas, Caroline Dorsen, Madeleine Lloyd, Edwidge Thomas, and Dorothy Wholihan are with New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY. Julia Lange-Kessler is with Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC. Kenneth Allen is with New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hartnett
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hallas
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dorsen
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lange-Kessler
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Edwidge
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wholihan
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D015897:Comorbidity; D003479:Curriculum; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D009518:New York; D009909:Oral Health / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce