May 2014 NEWSLETTER Celebrating Diversity Acceptance, Respect, Understanding, Inclusion HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Committees , & Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality

Mental Illness: An overwhelming social stigma over both the illnesses and their external Overlooked Minority symptoms prevent consumers from by Michael Gray, JD, MUP obtaining college degrees, employ- Executive Director, NAMI Louisville ment, and even the personal rela-

tionship that most people take for Our society contains many un- granted. Their struggle for inclusion derrepresented minority groups, is tragically similar to other minority designations of people whose por- groups in this country’s past and tion of the population is not reflect- present. ed in political leadership, higher education enrollment, high-paying What is a Minority? jobs, and other functions, and some Think about what it means to be institutions take proactive steps to Michael Gray, Executive Director, NAMI Louisville a minority. It is not simply a matter include minority groups in life- strides towards inclusion and better of population statistics, i.e. there enriching activities. In many cases, representation throughout the are fewer members of one group they are required to do so by feder- twentieth century, and they contin- than there are of another. It also al law. Underrepresented minori- ue to do so today. Women, while means that a group of people have ties continue to make progress to- not a statistical minority, had no little or no voice in their communi- wards full inclusion in education physical presence in the business, ty’s leadership structure. It means and the job market, but one sizable academic, or political world until that when they go to work, take group of people faces an uphill after decades of fighting for reform. their children to school, visit a doc- battle with public perception that While women continue to increase tor’s office, or vote, the supervisor, impairs their ability to thrive: peo- their numbers in professional fields, classroom teacher, physician, and ple suffering from severe mental they are still significantly outnum- politicians on the ballot look, illness. bered by men in the most fulfilling sound, and maybe even think The public tends to think of the professions, including healthcare, differently than them. People who mentally ill as violent, unpredicta- where male physicians earn twenty look and sound different from you ble people with little chance of -five percent more than their fe- do not always understand and ap- functioning in society, but health male counterparts. People of color preciate your values. Even when care professionals know that is un- fought a similar struggle in the mid- they do, perceived differences true. In fact, people suffering from twentieth century and they contin- among people of different ethnici- mental illness, or “consumers” as ue to strive for workplace equality ties, national origins, religions, sex- they are generally known among today. More recently, the LGBT ual orientations, etc. create com- mental health providers, given the community has been on a roller- munication barriers and prevent correct diagnosis and a treatment coaster ride of victories and set- the cooperation necessary to advo- plan that manages their symptoms, backs as public policy adapts to pre- cate for inclusion in society. are just as capable as the general vent discrimination on the basis of Minorities in Louisville and population. However, inconsistent across the country made enormous (Continued on page 7) outcomes from treatments and an

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babies when they Did you know? School of Dentistry clean pacifiers by sticking them in  Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of their own mouths or by children, five times more prevalent than asthma The Importance of Oral  Children living below the poverty level are more sharing spoons. Poor oral than 100% more likely to have experienced dental Health in Children health also contributes to a caries than children in families with incomes above by Liliana Rozo Gaeth, DDS person’s low self-esteem the poverty level Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of and poor social interaction.  Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic Blacks experi- Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, and Dental caries, tooth de- ence the greatest racial/ethnic oral health dispari- Special Care ties among children cay, is the single most com-  Approximately 30% of Louisville-area children have Ideally, oral health education mon chronic childhood dis- untreated tooth decay related to children starts when par- ease and often remains a ents are informed by their physi- chronic disease throughout the need to establish a dental home as cians about the importance of den- lives of many in the United States soon as their baby’s first tooth tal care for pregnant women. How- as well as around the world. The erupts, as recommended by the ever, many parents are still una- recommendations regarding how to American Academy of Pediatric ware that optimal maternal oral prevent tooth decay, and create a Dentistry (AAPD). hygiene during pregnancy may de- lifetime of healthy habits for chil- A dental home will help parents crease the amount of caries or cavi- dren includes establishing a dental become familiar with their child's ty–producing oral bacteria that can home for your child and making dental and oral health milestones, be transmitted to their baby. Moth- regular visits for checkups with a such as oral hygiene habits, normal pediatric dentist. It is very im- ers with cavities can transmit caries (Continued on page 10) -producing oral bacteria to their portant that parents recognize the And the 2014 UofL Dental Hygiene Hinman Recipient is... by Rachel Quick, MEd and Linda Lewis, RDH, MEd

When the presence of DH Senior April Key was requested for a faculty meeting, she had no idea what to expect. In fact, she thought it may have been in reprimand from a clinic incident involving her hunger pains and a piece of chocolate that mysteriously dis- appeared. Anxiously awaiting her requested time, she found relief and joy as she real- ized the faculty had selected her as the 2014 ULSD Dental Hygiene Hinman Scholar. The DH Program was proud to capture this photo moment surprise. Every year, a dental hygiene and dental student are awarded this honor and receive a partial expense paid trip for the ceremonial event, which occurs annually in , GA at the Georgia

World Congress Center. Scholar recipients receive a $750 scholarship and are honored April Key, DH 2014, Hinman Scholar during a luncheon held at the Hinman Meeting. April has 3 sisters and 1 brother. Her parents have always taught her to do her best and made her feel like she was capable of anything. Key’s family has been very supportive throughout her entire life and she thanks God for all of them. Aside from God, her family comes first. Key attended Iroquois High School, which had amazing faculty that really wanted their students to succeed. After she graduates, Key plans on becoming a pilot and spreading the gospel through Dentistry. Then, she would love to get her Master’s Degree in Public Health so she can have more opportunities to do that. Ultimately, Key would want people to know that her faith has been in God for eve- rything and that through God all things are possible. “I pray that God would use me in a mighty way and to be the woman of God he has called me to be. Without him, everything is meaningless and I give him the glory. “

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and jai alai (a 3-walled School of Medicine ball game) occur quite frequently. Once you The Puzzler learn these words, getting a start in by Lawrence Wasser, MD, FAAP a puzzle becomes easier. Associate Professor of Pediatrics FITB clues (fill in the blank) are often easier and provide a starting Students and residents who ro- point. Once you have a word en- tate through the Newborn Nursery tered, look at the crossing entries, at University Hospital get an edu- starting with the most unusual cation in newborn care. They also letter. Try to build on what you learn a few words in crosswordese. know. One thing I like about cross- I have been making crossword puz- words (as opposed to word search zles for residents and students puzzles), is that you can learn stuff. since I joined the faculty in 2004. You may not know an answer at The puzzles have lots of infor- first, but if you can solve the cross- mation on normal newborn care as ing entries, you will learn the an- well as a fair amount of trivia, pop swer. culture and local information. The internet is a good source of I first became interested in puzzles. As I explored crossword crosswords while in college. We sites, I learned of the American had the Times delivered Crossword Puzzle Tournament, run every day, and I remember a class- by Will Shortz, the editor of the mate who would take out his pen gold standard for puzzles, the New Dr. Wasser at a Crossword Tournament and solve the puzzle from 1 across York Times crossword puzzle. By in just a few minutes. I was quite 1993, I had progressed to nearly in NY. impressed, and I started to try to equal my college classmate, being I have been to 15 tournaments. duplicate his feat. It was hard at able to solve nearly all the daily On several occasions I was able to first, but practice definitely led to crosswords completely, so I decid- complete all the puzzles without improvement. ed to enter the tournament. There any errors. In 2012 I had my best As you may know, the puzzles were about 250 entrants, and I did year, finishing 49 out of 700 and get progressively harder from fairly well, coming in at ~113. winning trophies for finishing 2nd in Monday through Saturday. A be- Some of the puzzles were quite the south region and 2nd in the six- ginner could find more success in a challenging, and I had many errors. ties age group. Monday puzzle that a Friday or Sat- The atmosphere was very friendly, I obtained some crossword con- urday. Practice definitely improves and I was hooked. structing software and began cre- performance. There are many In 2006, the documentary ating crossword puzzles with medi- words that appear in crossword Wordplay was released. It gives a cal themes for the students and puzzles that are not part of normal great view of the crossword world, residents during their pediatric ro- discourse. Most of these have a featuring the 2005 tournament. tations at UCHS Broadway. I con- preponderance of vowels, as vow- The following year the attendance tinue to construct puzzles with els make it easier to form crossing at the tournament ballooned from newborn nursery topics. I also words. Words like epee, (Olympic ~400 to over 700. The tournament have created puzzles for family oc- sword), Odie (Garfield’s canine outgrew its hotel in Stamford CT casions, such as weddings or friend), alee (away from the wind), and moved to its current location (Continued on page 9)

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experience to fit in and make School of Nursing the best of this new found free- dom. Although I was placed From Turkmenistan to with a host family, I had to learn to plan, carry out, and manage my UofL: My Journey own affairs, from lunches to financ- by Anna Jorayeva, MSN es. What an experience that was!! I Doctoral Student have to say, being away from all the

comforts that we so often take for Each person has their own story granted (from family members’ of how they happened to be who care to a familiar way of life) makes they are today. Mine began with a one appreciate even the smallest multi-racial, multi-religious family. Anna Jorayeva, nursing PhD student things. I have learned to be inde- Early on, I had been taught to see pendent and believe in the fact that life through my own eyes, making was not able to go, as the same I can do things for myself without choices that would be right for me, year my mother was diagnosed undue reliance on others. On the yet respecting those around me with breast cancer and had to have other hand, I have also learned how and accepting the differences. multiple surgeries. Family is my much others do, in fact, build us up. Growing up in the former Soviet number one priority. So, I stayed at To me, that is what the American Union (Turkmenistan), I got to wit- home. Next year, when things be- dream really stands for. ness times of high economical and came a little more stable with my When I was in Turkmenistan, I ideological uncertainty. It was the mom, I reapplied and was selected was involved in many small non- time when everyone had to learn for a 4-year renewable full-ride profits, taking part in their small- how to be flexible yet stay true to scholarship to the same university scale projects and upon my return oneself. I have learned the value of under the Turkmen American from the US, I offered to reach out loyalty to your roots, a solid educa- Scholar Program. to Embassies and other funding or- tion, and a good network of sup- Six months into my studies, I was ganizations for grants for larger im- port structures. I was fortunate to chosen to participate in an Under- pact initiatives. And so we did. Re- be among the finalists of the Future graduate Exchange program, which markably, we received funds to Leaders Exchange program in what brought me to the US for another make it happen, almost every time would be comparable to my junior year; this time for college studies. It we applied. A few months later, I year of high school, which brought was then when I realized I wanted got recruited to work for an inter- me to US to study for one year in to go into health care. So, I applied national non-profit organization, . Although I took my to a small school in Kentucky – Be- where I oversaw a resource center first flight when I was only two rea College, to their nursing pro- and managed outreach relations weeks old (I was born in Uzbekistan gram. I was offered admission and I with different Embassies. I also got and my family resided in Turkmeni- came here after I finished my ex- to travel internationally, attending stan), this was the first trip I had to change year in state. I and presenting at multiple confer- take by myself. Being only 15 years have done community service ences. About a year later, I decided old, I found myself in a foreign throughout my life, yet it was the to grow myself academically as I did country, with no friends or family to experience with my mother’s illness professionally, so I applied to Amer- guide me and no one around that I that made me realize that health is ican University Central Asia in Kyr- knew who even spoke any of my at the foundational level of ensur- gyzstan. I was accepted and was two native languages. As liberating ing societal well-being. Berea’s spir- offered a scholarship sponsored by as this may seem, it was a trying the Soros Foundation. However, I (Continued on page 10)

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with other disci- Public Health and Information Sciences plines to create a fast-paced but Engaged Learning in However, it also has among the comprehensive and engaging se- world’s highest infection rates of ries to be delivered to middle Botswana, Southern HIV/AIDS (1 in 6 Batswana is in- school aged children. Africa fected). Governmental prioritiza- tion of public health initiatives and by Scott LaJoie, PhD, MSPH Associate Professor, Department of Health global funding has led to universal Promotion and Behavioral Sciences access to treatment and a reduc- tion of vertical HIV transmission This spring, as we have for the from mothers to child to 4% from past several years, students and 40%. faculty from the health sciences The International Service Learn- will travel to the south-central Afri- ISLP faculty and staff receive Outstanding Community ing Program (ISLP), directed by Dr. Engagement Award can country, Botswana on a service Tom Jackson Jr., Vice President of learning project. Bordered by Na- Student Affairs, is a semester-long Once in Botswana, students mibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and immersive learning activity where- teach in three junior secondary South Africa, Botswana is culturally in students study the culture, his- schools (two in the capital city of and environmentally diverse. tory, politics and related factors of Gaborone and one in a rural vil- Home to one of the few remaining the country and then develop a lage, Molepolole) on topics that tribes of hunter-gathers (!Kung series of workshops pertaining to have ranged from leadership, jus- people of the Kalahari Desert), Bot- the country’s stated needs. Stu- tice, anti-bullying, oral health, swana is, by African standards, a dents, with minimal faculty input, sports, and stress management. wealthy country due to its dia- develop discipline specific educa- Dental students, under the direc- mond, nickel and cattle exports. tional programs and cross-train tion of Dr. Tom Clark, gain hands- on experience by working along- side dentists in the public health clinic. Afternoons are spent at Hope Mission, a residential school for street kids and orphaned boys. Arts, crafts and sports, followed by fellowship and singing, forge lasting bonds between students of UofL and Africa. The 10-day trip also includes a safari at a South Africa game reserve, some shop- ping, pool-time and site seeing. Following exam week this spring, seven faculty and 45 stu- dents from public health, commu- nication, nursing, engineering, and sports administration, will embark on another transformative cross- cultural experience. Children in Botswana

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tient care. It is most HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion risky to the health of the patient if we form con- Conscious of the because I feared they would spend clusions about patients before their day talking and not com- hearing their concerns based on Unconscious pleting their necessary tasks on preconceived ideas. by Brian J. Davis, time and on budget for our respec- Although, bias is not necessarily BSBA, Unit Business tive audits. This was my prime ex- negative, as Ross communicated, Manager , HSC Office of Diversity and Inclu- ample of how I was unconsciously professionals entering health ca- sion and University of biased as described by Howard reers need to be aware of their Louisville Area Health Ross during the "Understanding preconceived ideas and under- Education Center and Addressing Unconscious Bias stand where they originate from to (AHEC) in the Healthcare Environment" ensure they are providing equita-

lunch-and-learn and break-out ses- ble healthcare to patients. This is When I think of unconscious sions on April 29. It was in these due to the fact that those entering bias I always think back to when I sessions that Ross communicated health careers may unintentionally was an Audit Manager and was that health professionals need to or subconsciously subject those recruiting students for internships be aware of their unconscious bias- under their care to judgments and and full-time positions to work at es to ensure they are intentional ideas that should not factor into the firm. I was always partial to- about providing equitable the equation when it comes to eq- wards the students who seemed healthcare to patients. uitable healthcare. As a prime ex- reserved, but had great resumes Howard Ross began his presen- ample, Ross shared statistics with because I knew that although they tation by highlighting the fact that the audience that reveal that doc- struggled with interpersonal com- we are not as observant as we tors listen to and heed the con- munication as I did at that stage of claim to be and by saying that "you cerns of white males more so than my life, they would ultimately be see what you want to see and you concerns from ethnic minorities. hard workers who would get the hear what you want to hear from Statistics also reveal that concerns job done and who could develop who you want to hear it from." of overweight patients are mini- their soft skills over time. While it Ross went on to say that "we make mized, which is particularly con- was important for me to notice the conscious decision to allow in- cerning seeing as obesity in the and advocate for those who were teractions to paint a broader brush U.S. is becoming an epidemic. like me at that age, I was also un- than we should." This idea is par- This was captured by the notion consciously making it more diffi- ticularly concerning when we con- that we all see life through a lens. cult for extroverts to land the job sider the context in which we When faced with a similar fact operate at the Health Sciences pattern, a nurse and an accountant Center (HSC) wherein we exist would likely focus on different as- to educate those entering pects when coming to a conclusion health professions and serve regarding the situation, with each those in need of healthcare. of them viewing their different Ultimately, patients will be at points of view as truth and not the center of each decision simply as differing viewpoints. The HSC graduates will make, solution to this situation would not which is why it is imperative be to "agree to disagree" on what that they be observant and each views as important, but to

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(Continued from page 1) people suffering from mental ill- Mental Illness ness can lead productive profes- sexual orientation and gender sional lives, fulfill family responsi- identity. All of these beleaguered bilities, and engage with social net- groups have one thing in common: works of friends and colleagues. they seek equal opportunity for One of the major obstacles to inclusion in society. these individuals experiencing healthy and fulfilling lives is a lack The majority of those in need of mental illness thera- Oppressive Stigma of understanding among the peo- pies and medications are still not able to get them. Any group seeking equal oppor- ple closest to them at work, at Less than half of adults and as few as 20 percent of tunities must fight to overcome home, and in social circles. The key children in need of treatment are receiving it. stigmas held by the majority. Gen- to including those suffering from highest levels of any field because erally the stigma against minority mental illness in a diverse work- the illness does not have to control inclusion is that they cannot or place, school, or social setting is their lives. The person with the ill- should not participate at the same understanding the illness and ap- ness is still a person, and there are level as members of the majority. preciating the ways it does and over eighteen million of them in This attitude, although pervasive does not affect one’s abilities. the United States. Together, these throughout history, is both morally Mental illnesses are brain disor- people are a sizable population repugnant and illegal when it influ- ders that may have environmental that deserves attention from public ences hiring, promotion, or school triggers and they are common in and private organizations nation- admissions. One group that faces all races, genders, and socioeco- wide. an uphill battle against stigma but nomic levels. One in four people People living with mental illness is often overlooked in diversity are affected by a mental illness are a minority group that must be efforts is people with disabilities. each year and one in seventeen given consideration in any effort to Federal and state law bans discrim- people have a severe and persis- diversify a workplace, school, or ination based on disability. Wheth- tent mental illness (SMI). The latter social setting. The number of peo- er caused by physical trauma, birth group includes major depression, ple suffering from these illnesses in defects, genetic components, or schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, every community combined with any number of issues, disabilities obsessive compulsive disorder, the stigma preventing their full ac- are misunderstood by the public panic disorder, posttraumatic ceptance into the workplace, and can impact a person’s profes- stress disorder, and borderline schools, and social settings re- sional and social opportunities. personality disorder. These condi- quires greater efforts to include Mental illnesses are the leading tions are so pervasive that many them in every aspect of society. cause of disabilities in the U.S. and great leaders and dynamic person- Canada and they carry an unfair alities suffer from SMI. Abraham public perception that limits op- Lincoln and Winston Churchill both portunities for people who can and had bouts with chronic depression should be treated like everyone that some believe strengthened else. their leadership capabilities. In our The National Alliance on Mental Illness own time, Professor Elyn Saks of provides a number of programs and services for persons living with mental Inclusion—Seeing the Person, Not the University of Southern Califor- illness, their families, and the Louisville the Illness nia was awarded a McArthur Foun- community. For more information on Mental illness does not neces- dation Fellowship despite living NAMI visit sarily affect a person’s intellectual with schizophrenia. People with http://www.namilouisville.org/ abilities. Although it is not easy, SMI can achieve success at the

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(Continued from page 6) Unconscious Bias instead respect the other's view- point and receive it as an oppor- tunity broaden their respective viewpoints to be more inclusive of other perspectives. One of Howard Ross' final re- marks was that power diminishes empathy. When we are far re- moved from people in terms of their realities and lifestyles we tend to have a hard time beginning to understand their reality because it does not reconcile with our own. He also recommended we do the following: (1) recognize and accept Ross highlights how we are quick to judge based on appearances that we have bias; (2) develop the capacity to use a flashlight on our- The Area Health Education Cen- verse populations than one will selves wherein we understand our- ter (AHEC) rotations provide the find practicing solely in urban selves and identify who and what opportunity for students entering settings. Additionally, the AHEC triggers us; (3) practice construc- health careers to immerse them- rotations and rural experiences tive uncertainty by reflecting-on selves into clinical rotations serv- help to address the empathy that and questioning our biases instead ing rural and underserved popula- practitioners will develop for un- of working to find an answer to tions. While the rotations may ap- derserved populations as they will them; (4) explore awkwardness pear as check-the-box exercises at gain experiences and develop a and discomfort; (5) engage with the onset, they provide students bedside manner for people they people we consider "others" and with an opportunity to learn from may not otherwise have any con- expose ourselves to positive role underserved populations within tact. models in those groups; and, lastly, the context of the rural areas. Liv- In closing, as Howard Ross com- (6) to seek feedback from our ing in a rural area will contrast sig- municated, we have to be inten- "others." nificantly with life in the "big city" tional about relating to people, as Louisville is often times refer- ensuring we understand them and enced in other parts of the their concerns so they are receiv- Examine your own biases state, which will assist in self ing equitable healthcare. That will through the Implicit Association Test (IAT) -reflection, living outside of require us change our perspective available through Harvard University. The our comfort zones, engaging with regard to experiences we IAT measures attitudes and beliefs that peo- with "others" in addition to must complete such as AHEC rota- ple may be unwilling or unable to report. providing us with the oppor- tions, in addition to engaging with The IAT may be especially interesting if it tunity to seek feedback from "others" with whom we may not shows that you have an implicit attitude "others." It will provide otherwise interact. that you did not know about. Multiple tests practitioners the opportunity to develop a more rounded In case you missed it, click here to view exist, measuring a variety of associations Howard Ross’ talk to the HSC community including skin tone, gender, weight, disabili- approach to providing equi- ties, religion, and many more! table healthcare to more di-

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(Continued from page 3) Puzzler Diversity Crossword Puzzle Thanksgiving. Crosswords can be educational and fun. They can help keep you mind sharp, and have been touted as ways of keeping Alzheimer’s and senility at bay. I hope so! Across 1. Gay 10. ___ Coalition 14. Actor/singer Ives 15. Expressed joy 16. Cornfield cry 17. Hug or espouse 20. The study of cultures 23. ___Arizona, sunken ship in Oahu 24. Oh the places you’ll ___! 25. Help 26. Bone (lat.) 27. Ratio of circumference to diameter 28. Headway 30. Online chuckle 31. Headliner 32. You lose it when you stand 34. Older than me 39. Caste 42. A corner of Monopoly board 43. That’s ___ folks! 45. Oz visitor 46. WWII leader and POTUS #34 48. Without a proportional voice 53. Tack on 54. Harpooner Land, taken by Nemo 55. Jr. or Sr. 56. One of the 12 Tribes of Israel 57. ___ Velvet 59. Charge 60. ABBA hit, or maritime distress call 62. Util. 63. Difficult exams 65. Ambulance dest. 67. Meditation syllable 68. A note to follow la 69. Gig or troth 72. Kipling’s 1901 Tale of Adventure 74. Mining suffix 4. Heavenly body 58. Bush Supreme Court appointee Samuel 75. MLB datum 5. Camera type 59. Sensations 76. Addition 6. Purpose 61. Roulette bet 78 NYSE listing 7. Before noon 64. Charged particle attracted to the anode 79. Blood typing system 8. Way of living 65. Sch. In Richmond, KY 80. Question on rounds, or a streetwalker’s boss 9. Concepts 66. Board game of world domination 82. One of Sennett’s bumbling lawmen 10. Indian princess 70. These can be sour, or of wrath 84. Acceptance 11. MP’s quarry 71. French cleric 87. Where to pick up a kitten 12. Slant 73. O sole ___ 88. Gerund ending 13. Chief ___, Mascot 77. Cruel exertion of authority 89. Springfield tyke 16. Graphic symbol, or the way one thinks, acts or behaves 80. It can be used to keep things on or take $$ out 92. It precedes beauty 18. Long ___, in a galaxy far, far away… 81. Degree obtained after 21 years of education 93. ___ it soup yet? 19. Minor player in a larger scheme 83. Unfairness 94. ___ Inconvenient Truth 21. Boob tube 84. Views 95. Habits/desires relating to the reproductive act 22. Designer’s inits. 85. The smaller group 98. Seat near a prie-dieu 23. Shipper’s inits. 86. Uncertainty 99. Only ___, a hit from the Platters 28. Pride and ___, Austen title 90. His chariot pulls the sun, and his program got us to the moon 101. Coll. Deg. 29. Holds dear 91. Message of less than 141 characters 102. Stood 30. Those in the vanguard 94. They often have it 103. Points of view 32. Anita ___, author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 96. Child’s song refrain 105. Other 33. Sub-atomic particle containing a quark and an antiquark 97. Most humans are this 106. Zoo beast, or prefix meaning nose 35. Han’s buddy from Episode V 100. Annapolis is its acad. 109. Mountain where Ten Commandments were given 36. Accomplished 102. Harvests 110. Came down 37. Supreme Court Justice Kagen 104. Hock 111. Hispanic 38. Shortening 106. Long John Silver’s creator 112. About 50% of humans 39. Unfairly lump all members of a class into some category 107. Kind of trick or dance 113. Nanki ___, minstrel from The Mikado 40. Pierre’s st. 108. Never in Nuremburg 114. Eye afflications 41. Discrimination based on gender 115. Part of LGBT 44. CD forerunner 116. Sub or saviors 47. Branch of science started by Mendel The solution will be posted to our website 49. Judaism, Christianity, or 50. It can be toasted, or used in a toast the week of 5/27. Down 51. Degenerative disorder seem most often in Ashkenzi Jews 2. Current epidemic related to calories 52. You won’t find this in the NL 3. ___ the word 53. Consumed

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(Continued from page 2) Oral Health tooth development, teething, nutritional counseling, healthy snacks and trauma prevention. During the first appointment, the pediatric dentist also will discuss with parents the importance of regular dental visits. Contemporary guidelines on the management of oral disease recommend more emphasis on prevention. Educate yourself and your children about oral health in order to give them an opportunity to ULSD Pediatric Clinic at Kosair Charities grow a healthy mouth and a healthy body. Oftentimes, parents do not make the connection between oral health and overall health, but they are related. The mouth is the open door for many microbial infections to enter the bloodstream. Poor oral health may be a risk factor for systemic disease. Oral health manifestations, such as bleed- ing or dry mouth can indicate the presence of a systemic disease or exacerbate the effects of an existing disease such as diabetes and heart disease. The University of Louisville School of Dentistry has created an Oral Health Education program that welcomes children from ages one to 17. Both parents and children are educated in areas of oral hygiene techniques, ade- quate use of Fluoride products, importance of a non-cariogenic diet and the importance of primary dentition. Chil- dren and adolescents will be evaluated regarding their growth and development of healthy mouths, jaws, teeth and gums. We are specialists who provide expert care for all children, including those with special needs such as autism or other complex systemic diseases. Orthodontics is also an important aspect of our program for those who need it. We offer dental treatments under sedation or general anesthesia as well as emergency coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The University of Louisville, School of Dentistry Pediatric Clinic has two locations: UofL School of Dentistry, 501 S. Preston Street and UofL School of Dentistry at Kosair Charities, 982 Eastern Parkway. Call (502) 852-5642 to set up an appointment.

(Continued from page 4) every opportunity. Yet what Upcoming Events My Journey matters the most to me is the rela- it of service, inclusiveness, and tionships I happen to build along  KY College Women’s hard work resonated well with my the way. Each and every person I Leadership Conference personal values in life and helped come around leaves a mark on my June 5-7 me grow stronger in them. As I fin- life and grows me in a different Contact A’Yanna Eley ished my nursing program, I had a way, teaching me something I did  HSC Poverty Simulation choice between practice and going not know about myself or life in Sponsored by CODRE & the back to school. I’ve chosen to con- general. I am endlessly thankful to Office of Diversity and Inclusion tinue my education, as I believe my family, community, academic Tuesday, June 17 research allows for a bigger and faculty, work staff, classmates, 9:30am to 12:30pm, CTR Bldg. more sustainable impact. So, I en- friends, patients, study participants Faculty, Staff, and Students are tered a PhD in nursing program at and everyone else for not only encouraged to register the University of Louisville, which making me who I am today but al- RSVP to Ron Welch was also generous to offer me a so inspiring me to continue to graduate assistantship that could better myself and the world  UofL LGBT Center June not be beaten by the neighboring around me. I am a piece of every- HSC Networking Event schools. one I come across, and I commit to Thursday, June 19 Although, succeeding academi- giving it back in the same meaning- 7:00 to 9:00pm, PLAY cally was never my goal; it was a ful and positive way. I am the val- Faculty, Staff, and Students are nice side effect of striving to make ues and the people I represent. I encouraged to attend the best out of every situation and am everything that builds me up! RSVP to Stacie Steinbock

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