Deb Nelson

Teaching Interests:

Periodontics Clinical Dental Hygiene Local Anesthesia

Research Interests:

Diabetes Blood Pressure Measurement Periodontology Burning Mouth Syndrome

Education:

MA, Dental Hygiene IMA, Antioch University, 1991
BS, Dental Hygiene, University of South Dakota, 1982

Licensures and Certifications:

Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation, South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
Local Anesthesia, South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
Periodontics, Advanced Functions, Northern Arizona University
Licensed, Registered Dental Hygienist, South Dakota State Board of Dentistry

Grants:

Health Affairs Medical Informatics Committee (HAMIC) Technology Grant, USD School of Medicine. Grant Role: Principal. (2011 - 2011)
Clinical Management Program for Dental Hygiene, USD IT. Grant Role: Principal. (2010 - Present)
CIDD Faculty Development, USD CIDD. (2006 - 2007)
Faculty Development Grant, USD. (1998 - 1999)
Hutterite Communities of South Dakota, SHS Cultural Competency Committee. Grant Role: Principal. (2012)

Publications:

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

Nelson, Deb, Jorgensen, Kathy, , and . Building Interdisciplinary Teamwork Among Allied Health Students Through LIve Clinical Case Simulations, 109-123. Vol. 37, Iss. 2. J. Allied Health. 2008 Summer, 2008.
Nelson, Deb, Kennedy, Beverly, Regnerus, Carissa, and Schweinle, Amy. Accuracy of Automated Blood Pressure Monitors, 35. Vol. 82, Iss. 4. Chicago, Ill: Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2008.
Nelson, Deb. Interdisciplinary Health Fair for Seniors: Service Learning in Higher Education. Vol. 11, Iss. 11. The ASHA Leader, 2006.
Kennedy, Beverly, and Nelson, Deb. Medical-Dental Emergencies Chapter, 478-502. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 2000.
Nelson, Deb. Saunders Review of Dental Hygiene. Edited by Debralee M. Nelson, 666. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.B. Saunders Company, 2000.
Nelson, Deb. Periodontics adn. Contemporary Dental Assisting.

Awards and Honors:

Associate Fellow, World Clinical Laser Institute, 2009
South Dakota Dental Hygienist of the Year, South Dakota Dental Hygienists' Association, 1996

Presentations:

Nelson, Deb. Periodontal Pathogens & Salivary Diagnostics. Presented at the Dakota Days Continuing Education, Winery. (October 1, 2010)
Nelson, Deb. Human Papillomavirus. Presented at the Dakota Days Continuing Education, Vermillion, SD. (October 10, 2009)
Huff, E, Buelow, Janet, Jorgensen, Kathy, Nelson, Deb, Ekstrom, Richard, Smallfield, Stacy, Johnson, Marni. Interdisciplinary health fairs for seniors: Service learning in higher education. Presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association Convention, Miami, FL. (November 2006)
Buelow, Janel, Nelson, Deb, Jorgensen, Kathy, Peterson, M., Smallfield, Stacy, Ekstrom, Richard, Huff, E.. Interdisciplinary health fairs for senior citizens. Presented at the Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education, Vermillion, SD. (September 2005)