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2026 UTSA Public Health Fair – February 3, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

The UTSA Public Health Fair was a huge success for recruiting future STOHN interns. Our current interns, Liah and Anamarie, assisted with tabling at the fair and networking with fellow students!<\/p>\n

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2025 Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium – November 8, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

The Community Engagement Symposium was a great opportunity for our Fall interns, Mansi and Melody, to present and network with community members.<\/p>\n

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Mansi presented on an upcoming study in STOHN focusing on the usage of Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea.<\/p>\n

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Melody presented findings from a recent survey exploring the relationship between early-life violent victimization and dental care use from adolescence through adulthood.<\/p>\n

2025 UTSA Public Health Fair – October 21, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

The UTSA Public Health Fair was a huge success for recruiting future STOHN interns. One of our current interns, Mansi, assisted with tabling at the fair and networking with fellow students!<\/p>\n

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IIMS 15th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day \u2013 April 9, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

Our spring interns, Puneet (top) and Nomie (bottom), presented 2 posters for STOHN discussing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and dental practitioners’ confidence in delivering HPV vaccine information.<\/p>\n

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2024 Events:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2024 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium – December 7, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

The Community Engagement Symposium was a great opportunity for our Fall interns, Isabella and Faith, to present and network with community members.<\/p>\n

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Isabella presented about the retrospective chart-review study about the relationship between Anterior Maxillary caries and Frenum attachment level in children aged 6 months to 3 years old.<\/p>\n

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Faith presented about the smokeless tobacco dental practitioner focus groups held earlier this year.<\/p>\n

2024 UTSA Public Health Involvement Fair – September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

The UTSA Public Health Involvement Fair was a huge success for recruiting future STOHN interns. One of our current interns Faith assisted with tabling at the fair, recruiting Spring 2025 interns, and networking with fellow students!<\/p>\n

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IIMS 14th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day \u2013 April 24, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

Our spring interns, Eden (top) and Zoe (bottom), presented 2 posters for STOHN. Zoe was chosen to give an oral presentation over the oral health of immigrant and refugee populations.<\/p>\n

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2024 UTSA Public Health Fair – April 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

The UTSA Public Health Fair was a huge success for recruiting future STOHN interns. Our current interns, Zoe and Eden, assisted with tabling at the fair, and networking with fellow students!<\/p>\n

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2023 Events:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2023 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium – December 2, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

The Community Engagement Symposium was a great opportunity for our Fall interns, Kayla and Jasleen, to present and network with community members.<\/p>\n

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Kayla discussed Quick-Poll data about Food Insecurity within dental practices.<\/p>\n

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Jasleen presented survey data about dental practitioners attitudes and behaviors regarding smokeless tobacco and cessation methods.<\/p>\n

Hispanic Dental Association Annual Meeting – June 9-10, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

The Hispanic Dental Association Annual Meeting was an amazing two-day opportunity for our two summer interns, Kayla and Kelinda, to interact and network with Dental Practitioners all over the United States. The interns were able to connect and recruit new Practitioners into the PBRN and interest them in new upcoming studies.<\/p>\n

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IIMS 13th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day – April 26, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

Our spring interns, Anggie and Cristal, presented 2 posters for STOHN.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Spencer, our node coordinator for the Southwest region of the National Dental PBRN, won best poster presentation in the Other Category. The topic was “Informatics Approach to Monitoring Participant Recruitment through the National Dental PBRN” which highlighted the ongoing Post Operative Pain Study (POPS).<\/p>\n

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2022 Events:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

UTSA Public Health Fair- April 7, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

We were invited to table at the UTSA Inaugural Public Health Fair to showcase our internship program. Our Coordinator, Marissa, along with spring interns Kayla and Jackie, attended the event to answer questions from faculty and prospective students.<\/p>\n

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2021 Events:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Madonna Center’s Health, Wellness & Empowerment<\/em>– October 16, 2021<\/p>\n

Our interns, Clarisse and Monika, tabled at the Madonna Center’s Event<\/p>\n

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STOHN Virtual Annual Meeting & E-Cigarette Webinar<\/em>– September 10, 2021.<\/p>\n

Meeting Program can be found here:\u00a0STOHN Meeting Program<\/a><\/p>\n

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STOHN Advisory Board Meeting- June 25, 2021\u00a0at 12pm CST<\/p>\n

2020 Events:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

STOHN Advisory Meeting- August 19, 2020<\/p>\n

IIMS CE Virtual Symposium- November 7, 2020<\/p>\n

2019 Events:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

STOHN Annual Meeting was held December 6, 2019.<\/p>\n

2019 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n

STOHN Members and student interns were happy to join the 2019 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium, which was held at the Witte Museum on October 12, 2019. Our student interns, Thi Nguyen and Gianna Saenz, were able to present 2 STOHN projects as posters this year!<\/p>\n

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STOHN Network Coordinator, Marissa Mendoza, working at the symposium. Former STOHN Student Intern, Michelle Rodriguez, Marissa Mendoza, and IIMS Community Engagement Manager, Elisabeth de la Rosa<\/p>\n

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STOHN Board Member, Dr. Cheryl Davis pictured with another attendee.<\/p>\n

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Assistant Director Melanie Taverna and Student Intern, Gianna Saenz, discussing the Dry Mouth Study completed in STOHN<\/p>\n

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