Lindsey
Yates,
DDS, FACD, FNAP
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
United States
Dr. Yates is a general dentist and Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at CU School of Dental Medicine. She also serves as Assistant Director for the CU Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. Dr. Yates graduated from Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine in NY and completed a general practice residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. Prior to moving to Colorado, Dr. Yates practiced in Chicago and ran the dental department within a large multi-specialty not-for-profit health center, and served as an attending in the Department of Dentistry at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
This presentation describes an innovative and replicable opportunity to incorporate naloxone training into interprofessional education curricula. The impact of these trainings includes improved knowledge, clinical skill acquisition, and appreciation of interprofessional collaboration as a means of addressing key ethics and health equity challenges of the opioid epidemic.