Sunday, December 8, 2024
12/8/2024
All pre-doctoral and post-doctoral dental students/residents participate in formal didactic training on HIV disease and subsequently the provision of clinical oral health care to patients with HIV/AIDS. Only dental residents, postdoctoral students, and third and fourth year pre-doctoral candidates participate in providing direct clinical care to HIV/AIDS patients. However a clinical clerkship of first year dental students affords them the opportunity to interview and assess HIV patients in conjunction with third and fourth year dental students. The pre-doctoral didactic hours used in medical evaluation, oral health assessment, and patient management are done through the courses of physical assessment, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Pathophysiology and diagnosis and patient treatment planning. Patient management courses address interventional skills for at risk populations. Classes in Psychiatry cover management of addiction including opioids and other drugs. Pain Management courses include focus on use and risk of prescription drugs. Pre-doctoral education includes a Service Learning rotation at a site where patients with HIV/AIDS receive care. This rotation includes a 9 hour orientation training, 16 hours of clinical provision, and 2 hours of educational outreach training. The total number of hours of providing direct clinical services in the pre-doctoral program is estimated with the estimate based on the actual patient visit at our on-site clinical training program. All the students, Fellows, and residents at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine receive didactic instruction in medical assessment and oral health management (direct clinical care experience) for people living with HIV/AIDS as part of the curriculum in the courses of physical assessment, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Pathophysiology and diagnosis and patient treatment planning.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
