Addressing Oral Health Disparities Via Educational Foci on Cultural Competence

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ID11036775
AuthorsLinda S Behar‐Horenstein (0000-0002-3046-598X, Tuskegee University), Linda S Behar-Horenstein (Linda S. Behar-Horenstein is with the colleges of Dentistry, Education, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute, Educational Development and Evaluation, University of Florida, Gainesville. Rueben C. Warren is with The National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. Virginia J. Dodd and Frank A. Catalanotto are with the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of...), Rueben C Warren (Linda S. Behar-Horenstein is with the colleges of Dentistry, Education, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute, Educational Development and Evaluation, University of Florida, Gainesville. Rueben C. Warren is with The National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. Virginia J. Dodd and Frank A. Catalanotto are with the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of...), Virginia J Dodd (0000-0003-2768-3369, Linda S. Behar-Horenstein is with the colleges of Dentistry, Education, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute, Educational Development and Evaluation, University of Florida, Gainesville. Rueben C. Warren is with The National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. Virginia J. Dodd and Frank A. Catalanotto are with the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of...), Frank A Catalanotto (0000-0001-8035-5060, Linda S. Behar-Horenstein is with the colleges of Dentistry, Education, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute, Educational Development and Evaluation, University of Florida, Gainesville. Rueben C. Warren is with The National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. Virginia J. Dodd and Frank A. Catalanotto are with the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of...)
Year2017
Volume107
IssueS1
PagesS18-S23
Publication date2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2017.303721
PMID28661820
OpenAlexW2726102819
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited29

An ever-present challenge for the oral health profession is to reduce the extent of oral disease among racial and ethnic minority populations. Adding to this complex dilemma is the linkage between oral health and systemic health. We describe enhanced cultural competency, in the context of individual cultural beliefs, values, language, practice, and health behaviors, among dental professionals, as one approach to meeting the dental care needs of the underserved. An overview and examples of teaching methods used by University of Florida dental educators to enhance student cultural competency is provided. Evidence-based evaluation results provide evidence of methodology efficacy. We conclude by describing actions that can be implemented by academic dental institutions to facilitate development of culturally competent practitioners

Competence (human resources) · Context (archaeology) · Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Dilemma · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Health equity · Medical education · Oral health · Pedagogy · Political science · Public health · Sociology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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