048-Protecting Our Public Health with Sharity Ludwig

This week on Protecting our Public Health, Sharity is joined by Anita Duhl Glicken, MSW, Executive Director of the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health.  Episode Highlights Anita’s Background NIIOH Smiles for Life Behavioral Health Initiatives    Quotes   “We determined that unlike most curriculums Smiles For Life was profession neutral”   “We have now seen over 2 million viewers with over 400,000 courses completed for credit”   “Smiles for Life is one of our key resources”    “We cultivate oral health champions”   “It seems that medical is always picking up a lot of stuff for dental”    “Oral health is more than teeth”   “That behavioral health component is so huge”   “Over 100 million patients visit a physician each year that do not visit a dentist”    “It' s time to switch our focus from treatment to prevention"   Links https://www.niioh.org    https://www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org More Protecting our Public Health Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/protectingourpublichealth/  Sharitys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharetherdhlove/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429