University Of Nevada , Las Vegas Research Articles

Correlation between marginal bone loss around dental implants and various systemic diseases: a cross-sectional study.

Diminished bone levels or the lack of osseointegration can lead to higher rates of failure of dental implants. The present study is aimed to evaluate the correlation between hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia, on the marginal bone loss (MBL) surrounding dental implants among patients attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas dental clinics. Clinical notes from patients at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) dental clinics were analyzed using AxiUm™ software. The study included patients with dental implants diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia who attended the UNLV School of Dental Medicine clinics from 2012 to 2022. Exclusions were made for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and those with a limited number of radiographs. A search was conducted using keywords such as 'systemic disease,' 'marginal bone loss,' 'dental implant,' 'high cholesterol,' 'hypertension,' and 'diabetes' within the system. Out of 1,310 potentially eligible patients, 57 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The total number of evaluated implants was 165. 18% of the sample patients were 55 to 64 years of age, and 79% were 65 or above. 45.6% of patients reported having more than four systemic diseases and 67% of patients had four or more prescription medications. Patients diagnosed with hypertension (78.95%) or hyperlipidemia (73.68%) had the highest presence of marginal bone loss surrounding the dental implant(s) while those with diabetes (40.35%) had the least amount of MBL. Patients diagnosed with both hypertension and hyperlipidemia (29.82%) experienced the highest incidence of MBL around implants. The medications prescribed to combat these health issues, such as statins and antihypertensive, also showed the same trends and corresponded with a higher prevalence of MBL. Within the limitations of the present investigation, patients diagnosed with hyperlipidemia and hypertension were more likely to exhibit MBL surrounding dental implants.

Science Education for the Youth (SEFTY): A Neuroscience Outreach Program for High School Students in Southern Nevada during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Laboratory outreach programs for K-12 students in the United States from 2020 to 2022 were suspended or delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. While Southern Nevada also observed similar closures for onsite programs, we and others hypothesized that in-person laboratory activities could be prioritized after increasing vaccine doses were available to the public and masking was encouraged. Here, we describe how the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) collaborated with administrators from a local school district to conduct training activities for high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Science Education for the Youth (SEFTY) program's curriculum was constructed to incorporate experiential learning, fostering collaboration and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. Leveraging neuroscience tools from our UNLV laboratory, we engaged with 117 high school applicants from 2021 to 2022. Our recruitment efforts yielded a diverse cohort, with >41% Pacific Islander and Asian students, >9% African American students, and >12% multiracial students. We assessed the impact of the SEFTY program through pre- and postassessment student evaluations, revealing a significant improvement of 20.3% in science proficiency (p < 0.001) after participating in the program. Collectively, our laboratory curriculum offers valuable insights into the capacity of an outreach program to actively foster diversity and cultivate opportunities for academic excellence, even in the challenging context of a global pandemic.

Complete genome sequences of cluster G1 and cluster K4 Mycobacterium smegmatis phages omnicritical and Barkley26.

We present the complete genome sequence of two Actinobacteriophages, OmniCritical and Barkley26, isolated in Clark County, NV. Over two semesters, The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) students isolated and purified phages and manually annotated the genomes. The courses follow the HHMI Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Sciences (SEA-PHAGES) curricula.

Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy, ByAdrian J.Blow,Ryan B.Seedall,Debra L.Miller,Tony Rousmaniere, Alexandre Vaz: American Psychological Association.2023. $39.99 (paperback).

Journal of Marital and Family TherapyEarly View BOOK REVIEW Deliberate practice in systemic family therapy, By Adrian J. Blow, Ryan B. Seedall, Debra L. Miller, Tony Rousmaniere, Alexandre Vaz: American Psychological Association. 2023. $39.99 (paperback). Emma Clayton BS, Corresponding Author Emma Clayton BS clayte1@unlv.nevada.edu orcid.org/0009-0008-2135-682X Couple and Family Therapy Program, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Correspondence Emma Clayton, BS, Couple and Family Therapy Program, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Email: clayte1@unlv.nevada.eduSearch for more papers by this author Emma Clayton BS, Corresponding Author Emma Clayton BS clayte1@unlv.nevada.edu orcid.org/0009-0008-2135-682X Couple and Family Therapy Program, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Correspondence Emma Clayton, BS, Couple and Family Therapy Program, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Email: clayte1@unlv.nevada.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12638Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation

Awareness, understanding, and interest in personalized medicine: A cross-sectional survey study of college students.

Personalized Medicine (PM) holds great potential in healthcare. A few existing surveys have investigated awareness, understanding, and interest regarding PM in the general public; however, studies investigating college students' opinions about PM are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the college student's awareness, understanding, and interest in PM, and their opinion was also analyzed by their gender and major. The study samples were undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). A web-based survey with 42 questions was emailed to all UNLV undergraduate students. Overall survey results were analyzed by gender and each student's major. A chi-square test evaluated the significant association between responses to questions with regard to gender or major. Among the participants, 1225 students completed the survey. This survey found that most college students had a neutral attitude to PM and were not entirely familiar with this field. For example, most students (57.6%) had a "neutral" attitude toward PM. In addition, 77.6% of students never received any personal genetic testing. More than 80% of students thought "interests" was the most important factor in using PM, and 50% of respondents chose "somewhat likely" to the recommendation about PM from the doctor. Also of importance was the finding that a significant association between the most important factor of using PM and gender was observed (p = 0.04), and the associations between a student's major affected his or her reaction to PM, how well informed she or he was about PM, his or her attitude toward a doctor's recommendation about using PM were all significant (all participant's p<0.004). UNLV undergraduate students had a neutral attitude to PM and were not entirely familiar with this field.

Some Measure of Control: The Evolution of Las Vegas Casino Air Junkets and Nevada Regulation, 1960–1980

Gaming Law ReviewVol. 26, No. 8 ArticlesSome Measure of Control: The Evolution of Las Vegas Casino Air Junkets and Nevada Regulation, 1960–1980David G. SchwartzDavid G. SchwartzDavid G. Schwartz, PhD., has served as a faculty member at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) since 2001, earning tenure in 2006 and promotion to full professor in 2013. In addition to his current role as UNLV's Ombuds, he is also an affiliate professor in the Department of History.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:14 Oct 2022https://doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2022.0025AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 26Issue 8Oct 2022 InformationCopyright 2022, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:David G. Schwartz.Some Measure of Control: The Evolution of Las Vegas Casino Air Junkets and Nevada Regulation, 1960–1980.Gaming Law Review.Oct 2022.401-418.http://doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2022.0025Published in Volume: 26 Issue 8: October 14, 2022Online Ahead of Print:September 7, 2022Keywordscommercial gamingregulatory/complianceU.S. gaming lawjunketscasino marketingPDF download

Scientometric and Bibliometric Analysis in Analytical Marketing Research

Theoretical background: Analytical marketing is at the heart of scientific research because it plays an important role in building the competitiveness of enterprises and is an opportunity for them to grow. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to present the results of a bibliometric analysis of the developing area of analytical marketing. Research methods: For this purpose, specialist journals published between 1900 and 2021 were searched in the Web of Science database. The scientometric analyses carried out on their basis concern the number of publications, authorship and co-authorship, the number of citations, journals, thematic categories, institutions, countries and keywords. Over 200 publications cited 2,563 times were analyzed. Main findings: The concept of analytical marketing was taken into account by over 400 authors, with Maria Petrescu authoring the highest number of publications, and Michel Wedel being the most significant author due to the number of citations. An important role, due to the number of publications in this area, is played by institutions based in the USA (over 50%), including the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). What is more, the conducted research emphasizes the importance of marketing analytics and presents benefits that stem from using it.

Analysis of Stakeholder Networks to Strengthen the Prevention of Childhood Obesity and the Caring for Children With Obesity in Brazil

ObjectivesIn Brazil, there have been different strategies for preventing childhood obesity and caring for children with obesity. However, scaling up the impact of these strategies to effectively reduce this condition is challenging. We aimed to map and describe the influence level (i.e., power) of key actors at the federal and local levels to implement strategies to address this issue. MethodsThis is a participatory study using the Net-Map method. Two virtual workshops composed of 8 to 13 stakeholders were held to map key actors involved with the agenda at the federal and local (state/municipal) level and to connect their network according to four domains of influence (command, funding, support for the development of technical capacity, and dissemination). Stakeholders have completed a power mapping worksheet asynchronously and identified leaders in each domain of influence. Preliminary descriptive analysis was carried out. ResultsPreliminary data show a total of 188 key actors at the federal (FED) level and 68 key actors at the local (LOC) level shaping the agenda through four domains of influence: command (FED = 89; LOC = 44), funding (FED = 37; LOC = 24), support for the development of technical capacity (DTC) (FED = 47; LOC = 28) and dissemination (FED = 13; LOC = 15). The executive authority group emerged as the most involved in commanding childhood obesity policy and programming decisions at federal and local levels. The executive authority group was the most cited in all domains at the local level. In the funding domain at the federal level, academia, civil society, private sector, and international organizations had a balanced presence with executive authority groups, while civil society key actors were the most cited in the DTC domain. The dissemination network at the federal level focused on the private sector due to the time limit of the workshop. ConclusionsFederal and local levels have different key actors and networks shaping strategies to prevent childhood obesity and care for children with obesity. While there is a more diverse group at the federal level across domains of influence, the local level relies on the executive authority group to implement the agenda. Funding SourcesPanamerican Health Association/Ministry of Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas.

“We Don’t Ever Give Up, We Just Find a Different Way In”: An Interview with Dr. Katherine Hertlein, Ph.D. on Feminism and Women in Academia

ABSTRACT Katherine Hertlein, Ph.D. has been actively working in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy for over 20 years. She currently serves as a professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where she also served as program director from 2012 to 2018. She has been widely published and currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy. Her research addresses the effects of technology on couples and families as well as sexual health in couples. This interview explores the early foundations of Dr. Hertlein’s work and development as a feminist scholar. She reflected on her early experiences in the field of family therapy and her hopes for the future of academia in terms of feminism, equity, parity, and advocacy.

Food Insecurity among College Students

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among college students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) during the COVID 19 pandemic. &#x0D; &#x0D; DESIGN: Cross-sectional study that collected online survey data from a convenience sample of college students. Setting: UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Participants: 310 UNLV students 18 years of age and older, who were enrolled during the 2020 Fall semester. &#x0D; &#x0D; RESULTS: A total of 29.4% (n=97) of the study participants were food insecure. Students with a household income greater than $50,000 were 81% less likely to be food insecure (P &amp;lt; 0.01) compared to students with a household income lower than $50,000. Students who reported their general health as good, fair, or poor were 2.19 times more likely to be food insecure (P = 0.02) compared to students who reported their general health as excellent or very good. For each increase in GPA of 1 point, the odds of being food insecure decreased by 58% (P = 0.01). &#x0D; &#x0D; CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the high prevalence of food insecurity among UNLV students and provides public health professionals and policymakers with the scientific basis to develop interventions and policies aimed at reducing the rates of food insecurity among college students.

Climbing parrots push and pull to counteract gravity

What animals would appear on your top 10 list of climbers: monkeys, bears, even snakes? I suspect that parrots may not make it, even if you did remember that the versatile birds appear to clamber through trees using only their feet and beaks. However, climbing parrots were definitely on the radar of Lindsey Reader, David Carrier and Franz Goller from the University of Utah, USA. Without arms to haul themselves aloft, parrots grapple with vines and branches using their beaks and feet. However, all climbers are at risk of pitching backwards if their centre of mass moves too far from the structure that they are scaling, and parrots could be particularly vulnerable. So, how do the resourceful birds overcome the risk of falling? Reader travelled to David Lee's lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA, to find out how green-cheeked conures (Pyrrhura molinae) climb.‘Climbing is at the core of what it means to be a parrot’, says Reader, who put her green-cheeked conure, ‘Frances Perkins’, through her climbing paces on a series of almost vertical force-sensing ladders built by Michael Isaacs, Alexis Moore-Crisp and Clinton Barnes at The University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA; one with thick (17 mm) rungs spaced 10 cm apart and the second with thinner (8.5 mm) rails. Reader recalls that the birds were so enthusiastic that they often began trying to ascend even before she had activated the X-rays to film their skeletons in 3D. ‘“Impish little tykes”, pretty much sums them up; they can be very sassy’, chuckles Reader.And she quickly realised that the parrots started their ascents with their beak hooked over a rung and both feet located on the rung below. Then, the bird raised one leg to position its foot adjacent to its beak, clasping the rail with its claws before pulling itself up with the first leg while craning its neck to hook its beak over the rung above and raising the second foot to join the first on the rung that the beak had rested on originally. In contrast, when the birds were less sure of their footing on wider slipperier rails, they waited until they had planted both feet on the rung alongside the beak, before pulling themselves up with their legs.But how did the birds prevent themselves from tumbling backwards as they ascended? Analysing the forces exerted by the parrots on the rungs, the team realised that the birds were not counterbalancing their weight by twisting their feet on the rails. Instead, during the first part of the manoeuvre, the birds were pulling inward on the upper rung with the beak and the first foot while pushing outward on the lower rung with the second foot – resulting in an overall turning force that counteracted the tendency of gravity to pitch the birds away from the climbing ladder. Then, as they pulled themselves up during the final stage of movement, the parrot's tail came into play, pushing against the lower rung while one and then the other foot pulled inward on the upper rung.Reader points out that the parrot's climbing prowess is even more impressive given that they are clambering using parts of the body, such as the tail, beak and feet, which evolved for other purposes, such as flight and feeding. ‘It's striking that they seem so specialised for climbing in this unique way’, she says. The team also suggests that the bird's head and tail could be considered as additional limbs in the context of climbing, despite their alternative primary modus operandi.

Tenrecs: freaks we can all learn from

Tenrecs, hedgehog-like mammals more closely related to elephants than hedgehogs, are freaks of nature when it comes to body temperature regulation. Most mammals that vary their body temperature (heterotherms) are not active at low body temperatures and instead become torpid – a state where their metabolic rate is reduced and they either become immobile, as in an extreme form of sleep, or very lethargic. Tenrecs, on the other hand, can remain active with body temperatures as low as ∼14°C and they can become torpid at relatively warm ambient and body temperatures of 28°C. A group of researchers, led by Frank van Breukelen at the University of Nevada, USA, and Jane Khudyakov at the University of the Pacific, USA, sought to further understand the underlying physiology behind the common tenrec's (Tenrec ecaudatus) extraordinary abilities by looking at the proteins expressed in the animal's liver.van Breukelen and his colleagues kept the tenrecs either at a cool (12°C) or warm (28°C) temperature in their captive colony at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA. Then, the researchers collected liver samples from three tenrecs that remained active in the warm conditions with a body temperature of 33.5°C and three that had slipped into torpor with body temperatures ∼27.7°C. Of the tenrecs housed at the cool temperature, the researchers took samples from three tenrecs that had become torpid with body temperatures of 12.8°C, three active tenrecs with cool body temperatures (14.5°C) and three active tenrecs with warm 30.2°C body temperatures. In this way, the researchers were able to not only compare active and torpid animals, but also body temperature with activity state. This experimental design is almost impossible to do with most other hibernators, as most mammals are not able to be active at such low body temperatures or become torpid at such high body temperatures.Of the 768 liver proteins that the team could identify, 51% were different between the torpid and active animals, which is almost unheard of; hibernating ground squirrels change the expression of only 15.5% of their proteins when they switch off for their long winter slumber. These differences in protein abundance were mostly connected to protein turnover, coordinating the processes that build proteins (anabolism) and those that break them down (catabolism). Additionally, they found nine proteins that were present more in the chillier temperatures, which may identify part of the liver's response to cold. 72.2% of the proteins that were upregulated in the cold tenrecs that remained active, compared with the warm active animals, were also upregulated in the tenrecs that had slipped into torpor at 28°C. This suggests that being at a cooler environmental temperature and being active at a low body temperature may hinder the animals’ ability to maintain a stable set of proteins. Overall, many of the 768 proteins identified overlapped with proteins found in other hibernating species, suggesting that even across distantly related species, the core metabolic pathways dealing with torpor are conserved.By researching the common tenrec – one of the most heterothermic mammal species, which retains many of the same physical characteristics as the first mammal – we can get a better understanding of how the ability to maintain a stable body temperature, homeothermy, may have evolved from heterothermy. van Breukelen and his colleagues predict that the evolution of homeothermy likely came about from the better coordination of protein destruction and production, resulting in a more balanced set of proteins matched to the thermal sensitivities of metabolic pathways.

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Becoming trans adults: Trans youth, parents, and the transition to adulthood

We, the authors, Editors and Publisher of the Journal of LGBT Youth, have retracted the following article: Jonathan Jimenez (2020) Becoming trans adults: Trans youth, parents, and the transition to adulthood, Journal of LGBT Youth, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2020.1805391 Since publication, the author has informed us that the results and conclusions of the research reported in this article are invalid. This was concluded after the Institutional Review Board at University of Nevada Las Vegas conducted an investigation into the integrity of the research and data collected from the interviews. As the reported outcomes can no longer be considered valid, we are retracting this article. We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.

Required Longitudinal Service-Learning and Its Effects on Medical Students\u2019 Attitudes Toward the Underserved

Although medical students enter medicine with altruistic motives and seek to serve indigent populations, studies show that medical students’ attitudes towards the undeserved tend to worsen significantly as they go through their medical education. This finding emphasizes the need for medical educators to implement activities such as service-learning that may help mitigate this negative trend.All students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Medicine are required to participate in longitudinal service-learning throughout medical school, and a majority of students interact with the underserved at their service-learning sites. Using the previously validated Medical Student Attitudes Towards the Underserved (MSATU), independent sample T-tests showed that students who interact with underserved populations at their sites scored with significantly better attitudes towards the underserved at the end of their preclinical phase. Subjects included 58 medical students with 100% taking the MSATU. This result indicates that longitudinal service-learning, particularly when it includes interaction with the underserved, can be one method to combat the worsening of medical students’ attitudes as they complete their medical education.

Understanding Inconsistent Employee Compliance with Information Security Policies Through the Lens of the Extended Parallel Process Model

A key approach in many organizations to address the myriad of information security threats is encouraging employees to better understand and comply with information security policies (ISPs). Despite a significant body of academic research in this area, a commonly held but questionable assumption in these studies is that noncompliance simply represents the opposite of compliance. Hence, explaining compliance is only half of the story, and there is a pressing need to understand the causes of noncompliance, as well. If organizational leaders understood what leads a normally compliant employee to become noncompliant, future security breaches might be avoided or minimized. In this study, we found that compliant and noncompliant behaviors can be better explained by uncovering actions that focus not only on efficacious coping behaviors, but also those that focus on frustrated users who must sometimes cope with emotions, too. Employees working from a basis of emotion-focused coping are unable to address the threat and, feeling overwhelmed, focus only on controlling their emotions, merely making themselves feel better. Based on our findings, organizations can enhance their security by understanding the “tipping point” where employees’ focus likely changes from problem-solving to emotion appeasement, and instead push them into a more constructive direction.Yan Chen is an associate professor at Florida International University. She received her PhD in management information systems from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her research focuses on information security management, online fraud, privacy, and social media. She has published more than 30 research papers in refereed academic journals and conference proceedings.Dennis F. Galletta is a LEO awardee, fellow, and former president of the Association for Information Systems and professor at University of Pittsburgh since 1985. He has published 108 articles and four books. He is a senior editor at MIS Quarterly and an editorial board member at the Journal of Management Information Systems, and has been on several other boards.Paul Benjamin Lowry is the Suzanne Parker Thornhill Chair Professor in Business Information Technology at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. He has published more than 135 journal articles. His research areas include organizational and behavioral security and privacy; online deviance and harassment, and computer ethics; human–computer interaction, social media, and gamification; and decision sciences, innovation, and supply chains.Xin (Robert) Luo is Endowed Regent’s Professor and full professor of MIS at the University of New Mexico. His research has appeared in leading information systems journals, and he serves as an associate editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Decision Sciences Journal, Information &amp; Management, Electronic Commerce Research, and the Journal of Electronic Commerce Research.Gregory D. Moody is currently Lee Professor of Information Systems at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and director of the cybersecurity graduate program. His interests include information systems security and privacy, e-business, and human–computer interaction. He is currently a senior editor for the Information Systems Journal and Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction.Robert Willison is a professor of management at Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University. He received his PhD in information systems from the London School of Economics. His research focuses on insider computer abuse, information security policy compliance/noncompliance, software piracy, and cyber-loafing. His research has appeared in refereed academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, and others.

Utilizing Plastinated Head and Neck Dissections for Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) Anatomy Laboratories in a Curriculum Approaching Reorganization: The “Guinea Pig” Cohort's Experience

The University of Nevada Las Vegas’ School of Dental Medicine (UNLV SDM) recently acquired 36 Von Hagens plastinated head and neck specimens to be used in the first semester “Head and Neck Anatomy and Neuroscience” course. The 2020-entry class was the first cohort of students to supplement their digital-based anatomy curriculum with human specimens. From a student perspective, there was trepidation regarding the change and workload addition as previous cohorts did not use this educational approach yet successfully passed their board exams, were accepted into residency programs and found quality employment. Positive reports did document that the ability to conceptualize the three-dimensional anatomy was greatly enhanced. Previous cohorts informally reported that this addition would have enhanced their learning and retention. From a faculty perspective, considerations related to COVID social-distancing requirements, lecture hall availability and encouraging student preparedness were clear challenges. A regular frustration arose as plastination hinders an instructor's ability to follow structures and reflect more muscle or bone to demonstrate deeper anatomy. UNLV SDM is awaiting re-accreditation, which was delayed due to COVID, prior to executing a curriculum reorganization. Currently, first year students have a 26-credit semester with heavy workload, even in the smaller, modular courses. This creates major constraints on the students’ ability to master the content for assessments and retain the content for the NBDE board exam and clinical practice. Instructors modified structures lists, lecture topics for discussion and lab expectation continually throughout the semester to help students make the experience as meaningful as possible. This is a unique curricular reorganization as the contact hours for anatomy remain the same but the workload increases; many graduate-level health profession programs are decreasing workload and contact hours in anatomy.

Dysphagia and Epigastric Pain in an Adolescent Boy.

1. Senthil Velan Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD* 2. Rabea Alhosh, MD† 1. *St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 2. †University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV A 17-year-old previously healthy boy presents with a history of epigastric abdominal pain associated with some difficulty in swallowing for the past 3 days. He denies any emesis but reports nausea. The abdominal pain is localized to the epigastric area without any radiation. Pain is reported at 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. He denies any diarrhea but had noticed a few episodes of black tarry stool for the past 2 days. His sexual history is significant for oral sex with a single female partner, but he denies any genital or oral lesions. He was seen by his pediatrician 2 days ago. His pediatrician suspected a gastric ulcer and prescribed him pantoprazole, which the patient never obtained. On presentation he has a temperature of 103°F (39.4°C) and appears mildly dehydrated. His vital signs are otherwise within normal limits. On physical examination the patient has dry lips and mucosa, but no oral lesions are noted. Mild epigastric tenderness without any rigidity or rebound tenderness is noted. Examination findings are otherwise normal. Initial laboratory evaluation shows a white blood cell count of 12,900/μL (12.9×109/L), and the remainder of the blood cell count and metabolic panel are normal. The results of the antigen test for influenza, the heterophile antibody test for infectious mononucleosis, and the rapid streptococcal antigen test are negative. His CRP level is elevated to 12 mg/dL (120 mg/L). A computed tomographic scan …

Dedication

DedicatedtoDr. Matthew M. LeClaire(1989-2018)&#x0D; “In 2018, Dr. Matthew LeClaire received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and began a position at Coppin State University. Matt was a rising star in the bullying and juvenile delinquency field. This work reflects his commitment to the art of symbolic interactionism and his subcultural curiosity.&#x0D; Dr. LeClaire was elected to be incoming chair of the Society for the Study of Social Problems’ Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Division and bestowed a university-wide UNLV teaching award for his outstanding work that went well beyond the classroom. But most important of all, Matt was that once-in-a-lifetime kind of friend and peer mentor, of which I was honored to be one of.&#x0D; I leave you with something Matt said to me once which embodies just who he was—as a mentor, scholar, and activist. ‘You can’t put a price on shaping young lives. Don’t let anyone’s lackluster acknowledgement make you think otherwise.’”&#x0D; —Shekinah HoffmanOctober 30, 2020

OPERATING IN A COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT FROM SHUT DOWN TO REOPENING: INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

OPERATING IN A COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT FROM SHUT DOWN TO REOPENING: INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Prevalence of hyperdontia, hypodontia, and concomitant hypo-hyperdontia

Background/purposeAnomalies in human dentition are some of the most common occurrences of congenital abnormalities. Present study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypodontia, hyperdontia and concomitant hypo-hyperdontia (CHH) among patients attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine clinics. Materials and methodsRetrospective search was conducted on patients’ clinical notes in AxiUm™. Search included using keywords such as “hypodontia”, “hyperdontia”, “supernumerary teeth” and “congenitally missing”. Panoramic radiographs were used to confirm the hyperdontia, hypodontia or CHH for patients attending the UNLV SDM clinics from 2010 to 2018. Collected data were analyzed using the chi-square test. Results1101 patients were populated using the keywords. From these populated patients, 186 had hyperdontia, 23 hypodontia, and 3 presented with CHH. The distribution of males and females was 54.7% and 45.3% respectively. Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, Caucasians and ethnically unspecified patients represented 43.39%, 14.25%, 3.30%, 8.02%, and 31.13%, respectively, of those patients with a dental anomaly. Hyperdontia was most common amongst Hispanic patients with 39.24%, followed by the unspecified patients at 32.8% as well as amongst males at 56.45% (P value of 0.03). Unidentifiable supplemental teeth were overall the greatest in number with the lower right premolars, tooth 44, being the most common. This was demonstrated in the Hispanic patients whereas within the African American patients a 4th molar was in excess. ConclusionHispanic patient population has a significant link to dental anomalies, specifically hyperdontia while the presence of the fourth molar was prominent among African American patients.