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UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
IN DENTISTRY
Course Contents:
Instructions |
Objectives |
Introduction |
Culture Defined |
Diversity Defined |
Cultural Negativity and Challenges of Diversity |
Stereotype |
Prejudice |
Bigotry |
Denigration |
| Hate Crimes |
| Providing Culturally Competent Dental Health Care |
| Culture of the Dental Care Provider |
| Barriers to Dental Care |
| Ethnocultural Groups |
| African Americans |
| Arab and Muslim Americans |
| Chinese Americans |
| Cuban Americans |
| European Americans |
| Filipino Americans |
| Greek Americans |
| Hindu Americans |
| Iranian Americans |
| Irish Americans |
| Italian Americans |
| Japanese Americans |
| Jewish Americans |
| Mexican Americans |
| Navajo Indian Americans (Native Americans) |
| Russian Americans |
| Vietnamese Americans |
| Health and Healing Traditions |
| Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
| Test |
Course Objectives:
Cultural diversity pervades civilizations throughout the world. People are still not accepting the concept of diversity. This course is designed to give you an overview and foundation to develop cultural competence in the delivery of dental health care. We live and work among people of different ethnicity, origin, religious and political ideology and sexual orientation. It is vital for dental professionals to think about their behavior and their communication style with regard to their own ideology, beliefs and life experiences. Your life experience plays an important role when interacting with people who are different from you.
After completing the course the reader will be able to do the following:
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Understand the cultural conflicts and misunderstandings in dental care delivery |
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Define culture |
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Define diversity |
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Recognize different types of stereotyping |
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Identify prejudice, bias and bigotry |
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Describe the culture of the dental care provider |
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Identify the common problems in dental care delivery |
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Understand the model and framework of a "culturally competent" dental provider |
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Identify different ethno cultural groups |
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Identify concepts related to different languages and non-verbal communications |
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Learn basic health care practices of cultures |
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Identify different health care and healing traditions |
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Understand the value of honoring our diversity and celebrating our connection |
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Recognize the benefits of loving speech and compassionate listening |