Author: Emma Nodine
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UHC Internship Week 6
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 02/17/2026 On this day, I started by looking into other universities and colleges across the country to see if any schools operate health centers with dental clinics similar to UGA’s model. This helped me compare what we are proposing with what already exists in other campus settings and identify any patterns…
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UHC DC Internship Week 5
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 02/10/2026 On this day, I began by continuing to review the data that I have been collecting about the prices of the preventative procedures and treatments to be included in the Dental Savings Plan (DSP). I reviewed the data that I have collected regarding the prices of treatments to be included in…
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UHC DC Internship Week 4
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 02/03/2026 On this day, I reviewed existing literature regarding the frequency of recommended preventative care treatments. I researched this topic in order to include researched-backed guidelines on what treatments and procedures to include in the Dental Savings Plan to present to the UHC Core Operations stakeholders. I began by researching the…
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UHC DC Internship Week 3
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 1/27/2026 On this day I created a presentation with the proper UGA branding, provided by Kristen, to begin working on the slide show that will be presented to stakeholders to inform them about the Dental Savings Plan. I reviewed all of the data I have collected so far and organized the…
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UHC DC Internship Week 2
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 1/22/2026 I began this day determining the proportion of procedures that are preventative for patients without dental insurance, which ended up being nearly 80% preventative. This allowed me to determine if preventative or restorative care was the greater need in the uninsured patient population to be targeted in the savings plan.…
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UHC DC Internship Week 1
Daily Summaries Wednesday – 1/14/2025 I began this day by training on the Eaglesoft software and goal planning with my site supervisor, Kristen. I was introduced to the clinic’s electronic health record and scheduling system and learned how it supports patient documentation and clinic efficiency. After training with the software, we discussed my internship goals…