Hugh Silk

Biographic Data

ID6076031
NAMEHugh Silk
GIVEN NAMESHugh
FAMILY NAMESilk
SIGNATURESILK H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
ORCID0000-0001-7360-5682
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • An Assessment of Oral Health Training in Obstetrical Care in Massachusetts

    Open AccessAshwin Panda, Hugh Silk et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2024

  • A mobile addiction service for community-based overdose prevention

    Open AccessMichael D Pepin, Jillian K Joseph et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Mainstays of opioid overdose prevention include medications for opioid use disorder (e.g., methadone or buprenorphine) and naloxone distribution. Inadequate access to buprenorphine limits its uptake, especially in communities of color, and people with opioid use disorders encounter multiple barriers to obtaining necessary medications including insurance, transportation, and consistent availability of telephones. UMass Memorial Medical Center and …

  • Why Should Primary Care Clinicians Learn to Routinely Examine the Mouth

    Open AccessJesse Feierabend-Peters, Hugh SilkARTICLEThe AMA Journal of Ethic2022

    Most medical schools and primary care residency programs do not teach proper oral examination skills. Despite the existence of proven national oral health curricula for medical professionals, many medical trainees and graduates are ill-equipped to identify oral cancers, make proper referrals, avoid unnecessary referrals, or help patients focus on oral disease prevention. This commentary on a case suggests the importance of educating clinicians to…

  • Curriculum influence on interdisciplinary oral health education and practice

    Open AccessMelinda Clark, Rocio B Quinonez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    Data supports that SFL is positively influencing oral health practice across professions, especially in areas of caries risk assessment and fluoride varnish application. SFL improves the frequency and quality with which DCPs and educators participate in oral health activities, and facilitates oral health inclusion in primary care

  • A multi‐state initiative to implement pediatric oral health in primary care practice and clinical education

    Open AccessHugh Silk, Ellen Sachs Leicher et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    We have created an enduring infrastructure and model for primary care practices and education programs for training in pediatric oral health

  • Medical Education and Geriatric Oral Health

    Hugh SilkARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2012References: 1

    I want to commend Griffin et al. for their outstanding article on geriatric oral health.1 As they pointed out, oral disease in this population is a major health issue with important consequences. Strategies for improving outcomes must be multifactorial. I was struck by the importance of their statement suggesting that part of the solution is for “primary care providers and geriatricians [to] be educated on common oral conditions, risk factors, an…

  • The Central Massachusetts Oral Health Initiative (CMOHI)

    Open AccessHugh Silk, John Gusha et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2010

    Significant sustainable gains in oral health care access were created through our multifaceted approach, ongoing evaluation and communication, coordination of CMOHI partner resources, and collaboration with other involved parties