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Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH, MPP


Dr. Niessen currently serves as Founding Dean and Professor, Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine and Vice Provost for Oral Health Affairs. She is a board-certified public health dentist and has fellowship training in geriatric dentistry. She has provided clinical care to medically complex patients at VA Medical Centers in Boston and Dallas, TX. Dr. Niessen received her dental degree (DMD), her public health degree (MPH), and Masters in Public Policy (MPP) degree, all from Harvard University. She received a BA in chemistry (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM.

Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH, MPP, discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Niessen can be reached at lniessen@kansascity.edu or 417-208-0755.

Product Type
Multi-Credit On Demand

Primary Care


Total Credits: 2.75 including 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 2.75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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Topics:
Addiction Medicine |  Alzheimer's Disease |  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit |  AOA Category 1-A Credit |  Cardiology |  Chronic Pain |  Diabetes |  Family Medicine |  LGBTQIA+ Community |  Mental Health |  Obesity |  Obstetrics & Gynecology |  Opioid Use Disorder |  Oral Health |  Pain Management |  Patient Experience & Needs |  Primary Care |  Substance Abuse |  Trauma |  Urology
Faculty:
Robert S. Arnce, MD, FACEP |  Ron Holt, DO, MPA, DFAPA |  Erinne Kennedy, DMD, MPH, MMSc |  Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH, MPP
Duration:
2 Hours 44 Minutes
Short Description:
This series of presentations will focus on a variety of primary care topics. Topics include oral health, ultrasound, and creating a friendly environment for LGBTQ patients.
Price:
$110.00 - Non-Members

Product Type
Single-Credit On Demand

Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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   2
Topics:
Alzheimer's Disease |  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit |  AOA Category 1-A Credit |  Cardiology |  Diabetes |  Obesity |  Oral Health
Faculty:
Erinne Kennedy, DMD, MPH, MMSc |  Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH, MPP
Duration:
58 Minutes
Short Description:
The presentation will discuss the connection between oral health and overall health. By critically evaluating the literature, together presenters will identify linkages between oral health and systemi...
Price:
$40.00 - Non-Members

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