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Deb Nelson
Email: Deb.Nelson@usd.edu
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)