2/28/2013 Integrated Provider Education and Community-based Learning S U Z AN N E M . B E AT T Y, D D S G R A D UAT E A N D U N D E R G R A DUAT E D E N TA L H YG I E N E P R O G R AMS D I R E C TO R M E T R O P OL I TAN S TAT E U N I V E RS I T Y D E B O R AH M AT T H I AS - AN D E RS ON , M S , R N , C N E FA C U LT Y M E M B E R , S C H O OL O F N U R S I N G M E T R O P OL I TAN S TAT E U N I V E RS I T Y Interprofessional Collaboration: Metropolitan State University School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Department • Create an educational infrastructure for nursing and dental hygiene students to collaboratively improve oral-systemic health • Strengthen interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration with the intention of improving interprofessional teamwork • Provide interprofessional community-based learning opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of the underserved • Expand healthcare services provided to the Love Grows Here Wellness Center (LGHWC) homeless clients to include oral health care services 1 2/28/2013 Metropolitan State University “Where Life and Learning Meet” •Comprehensive urban university •Communities of Twin Cities metropolitan area • Underserved communities • Adults and communities of color •Community partnerships •Campus located in the historic eastside Swede Hollow neighborhood, one block east of First Lutheran Church that houses Love Grows Here Wellness Center Love Grows Here Wellness Center “Community, Possibility, Acceptance, Wellness” • • A majority of LGHWC clients are experiencing homelessness Homeless: A household lacking a fixed, adequate night time residence -- Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (2012-2013) • Nationally, 3.5 million / year • Minnesota: 13,100 per night • High needs for basic physical, mental health, dental care, and substance abuse -- Wilder Foundation (2009) 2 2/28/2013 Highlights of LGHWC Services • Foot care • Blood pressure screening • Nursing Practitioner (care and referrals) • Integrative Healing Services • Counseling: • Crisis • Spiritual/Pastoral • Financial • Food assistance Additional Screenings • Traumatic Brain Injury • Dental 3 2/28/2013 Dental Hygiene Department Advanced Dental Therapy Students and LGHWC Involvement • Metropolitan State University Master of Science in Advanced Dental Therapy (MSADT) Students • Advanced Dental Therapists • New professionals in the dental team workforce as of May, 2009 • Only in MN at this time • DT/ADT legislation expands the capacity of the dental team to address the needs of the underserved • Partnership with Normandale Community College • Metropolitan State MSADT graduates are dual licensed professionals • Dental hygiene and dental therapy licensure • Provide preventive and therapeutic care • Knowledge of oral- systemic connections • Nursing faculty and students identified the LGHWC’s clients' need for dental care to improve overall wellbeing ADT Students and LGHWC Clients • Assess and evaluate health histories • Link between diabetes, obesity, heart disease and increasing susceptibility to diseases of the oral soft tissues • Assess, evaluate, and implement a plan of care for the most common oral diseases: • Gingivitis and periodontal disease • Caries • Provide education and prevention 4 2/28/2013 Special Dental Concerns of LGHWC Clients • “Who will hire me with black holes in my front teeth?” • “How do I get to my dental appointment?” • “Will they (practitioners) listen to me?” • “Will it hurt?” Innovative Interprofessional MSADT Curriculum • MSADT Curriculum • 3 courses are taken with nursing students in graduate tracks •ADT Dental Competency-Based Courses with Interprofessional Learning Activities • Management of Medical and Dental Emergencies • Advanced Specialty Clinic and Advanced Community Specialty Internship • Clinical Rotations with Medical/Nursing Interactions • Hennepin County Medical Center • Veteran’s Home 5 2/28/2013 The Interprofessional Road Ahead • Plans for the future include: • Shadowing opportunities for SON and MSADT students • July, 2012 DHD and SON were joined by the Social Work, Human Services, and Psychology Departments to form the College of Community, Health and Professional Studies • Increase the interprofessional educational opportunities Metropolitan State University Dental Hygiene Programs & School of Nursing Thank You 6