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Anita Glicken co-chaired a National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) workshop in February of this year.

The workshop, “Sharing Models of Whole-Person Oral Health Education,” took place February 15-16 virtually and in-person at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. This two-day workshop included panel discussions and opportunities to connect with other attendees in breakout sessions. Attendees reviewed various oral health educational models aimed at improving the overall health of persons from underserved communities, and explored the value proposition of interprofessional holistic oral health education with experts in the field.

Learn more about the workshop and view the video recording of the expert panel discussions, as well as view and download seminal reports and workshop materials at the NASEM website.

Anita Glicken named Chair and Consultant to the Primary Care Collaborative initiative to advance oral health and primary care integration.

The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) is leading an initiative to advance oral health and primary care integration — a facet of comprehensive primary care that the PCC is advancing in the Shared Principles of Primary Care, adopted by 350 leading organizations. The project will provide diverse leaders with a road map for what is possible via exemplary cases — spanning settings, payer types, and degree of integration. An advisory group of diverse experts will inform the work and ensure that the end-product is relevant, impactful, and scalable. PCC will then disseminate the final compendium across its network of members and supporters.

Anita Glicken, MSW, has been chosen to serve as the next chair of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD). 

The William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement (The Gies Awards)—the most anticipated annual event in oral health and dental education—honor the efforts of individuals, institutions and organizations to meaningfully advance oral health and dental education. The work of our awardees embodies the ideals set forth more than 90 years ago by dental education pioneer William J. Gies, Ph.D. NIIOH receives the Gies Award for Innovation – Public or Private Partner,

The National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health (NIIOH) received the 2019 Thibault Nexus Award
at the “Nexus Summit 2019: Optimizing Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environments – Better Care,
Better Value, Better Education” (https://summit2019.nexusipe.org/). This annual conference is a
gathering of over 450 health professions educators, clinicians, policymakers, payers, students, and
patients/families who are committed to advancing team-based care in the United States. Anita Duhl
Glicken, MSW represented NIIOH to receive the Nexus Award.