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ArticleJournal of public health dentistry2022

Racial and oral health equity in dental school curricula.

Christina A Demopoulos, Richie Kohli, Sohini Dhar, Karen Raju

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Article in Journal of public health dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christina A DemopoulosBiomedical Sciences Department, UNLV School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada.ORCID 0000-0002-5537-0813
Richie KohliDepartment of Community Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0878-6760
Sohini DharSchool of Dentistry, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Karen RajuSchool of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study was to assess the current efforts to move dental school curriculum beyond diversity and inclusion toward an anti-racism approach to racial equity.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, an electronic Qualtrics survey was sent to 67 Dental School Associate Deans/Deans of Academic Affairs and 15 Dental Public Health (DPH) Residency Program Directors. Survey topics included oral health equity, Critical Race Theory (CRT), racism and the physiologic impacts of racism on oral health. Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate frequencies.

resultsOverall response rate was 31.7% (DPH = 6, predoctoral Dental = 20). The majority of respondents that answered the question stated that the educational program offered instruction in oral health equity (96.2%), racism (75%), and the physiologic impacts of racism on oral health (83.3%). Only 17.4% of the respondents stated that the educational program offered instruction in CRT. The main barriers to providing the instruction was limited faculty trained in the topics to offer the instruction or there was limited time to offer additional content in the curriculum.

conclusionsFindings demonstrate that oral health equity, racism and the physiologic impacts of racism are being discussed in dental education to some extent, but there is limited instruction in CRT. More robust efforts are needed to ensure dental students and DPH residents are competent in providing anti-racist and unbiased health care; there should be an incorporation of anti-racism standards in the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)'s predoctoral and Advanced Education Program standards.

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Health EquitySchools, DentalCross-Sectional StudiesCurriculumHumansSurveys and Questionnairesanti-racismcommission on dental accreditation standardsdental educationhealth equityoral healthpublic health dentistry

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PMID35726460
PMCPMC9544994
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