Jennifer
Harmon,
RDH, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer Harmon is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has received her Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sport Science, Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, and Master’s of Science in Dental Hygiene Education, all from UNC Chapel Hill. In her current role, she teaches both dental hygiene and dental students and serves as course director for first-year dental hygiene clinic, periodontology, dental anatomy, and practice of dental medicine.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lightning Talk Description: This interactive interprofessional activity demonstrates how health professionals work cooperatively to treat patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI); helping students to understand a patient's journey from the moment of injury through the continuum of in-patient and outpatient care. Students from Athletic Training, Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Dentistry, Education, Exercise Sports Science, Medicine, Nursing, and Speech and Hearing Sciences participated. Utilizing a ‘double jigsaw’ approach and interactive videos, students are guided…