Katherine
Meyer Vanicek,
DDS, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Creighton University
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Health Promotion at the Creighton University School of Dentistry. Course director for Public Health Dentistry and Behavioral Science Aspects of Care. Preceptor for 4th year dental students at a community healthcare clinic. Scholarly interests include person-centered care, medical-dental integration, minimally-invasive dentistry, interprofessional collaborative practice, cultural humility, teaching adult learners, and critical reflection in order to develop a modern oral health workforce and to address oral health disparities.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The psychiatric-mental health crisis requires an innovative approach for early identification and timely access to services. The demand for services is especially high for populations experiencing multiple stressors and disproportionate challenges related to social determinants of health. This presentation outlines how an academic-community partnership was leveraged to develop a community participatory research study to create an interprofessional approach for assessing and managing the psychiatric-mental health needs of community members receiving services at an urban community healthcare…