I am thrilled to be interning with the UHC Dental Clinic this semester, during the Spring of 2026, through the College of Public Health to advance my experience in the intersection of clinical dentistry and public health. I will be working on a project toward improving access to care for patients that are uninsured or underinsured with dental insurance. I aim to improve this access through minimizing common barriers to care such as cost and insurance coverage through creating a payment option separate from dental insurance.
UHC Internship Week 12
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 04/07/2026 On this day, I continued my appointment timing analysis by adding columns to the appointment spreadsheet I made for total appointment time, the difference between scheduled and utilized appointment time, and overall appointment duration. I then organized all appointments since 12/31/2025 by appointment category, then by provider, and then by…
UHC Internship Week 11
Daily Summaries Tuesday – 03/31/2026 On this day, I developed a “mock-report” to present to Larissa, the Clinical Informatics Analyst for the UHC, in order to show my ideas for the types of reports needed for this project. To create this, I continued analyzing patient appointment data from the past three months, organizing each visit…
UHC Internship Week 10
Daily Summaries Monday – 03/23/2026 On this day, I revisited my Dental Savings Plan (DSP) project presentation to refresh my memory and understanding of the content after shifting focus to my new schedule timing project. I carefully reviewed each slide for content and understanding. I also conducted multiple mock presentations with peers to simulate the…
Emma Nodine 