Behavioral health can be used as a scaffold for connecting traditionally siloed health specialties. At first sight, Dentistry and Behavioral Health appear unrelated. This presentation explores the relationship between two medical specialties and how this communication has the ability to be a catalyst for significant change in patient overall health. Together, an Oral Health Provider and a BHC present how collaborating in a primary care setting can facilitate more practitioners who better understand cultural humility and intersectionality.
Kathryn McTigue DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Adams School of Dentistry, Pittsboro, NC
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