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I See Your True Colors Shining Through - Cultural Competence for the Dental Professional

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Course overview

Course Description: In a country of ever-increasing diversity, clinicians must be equipped to interact with clients of varied cultural backgrounds. Those delivering effective, empathetic health care must be cognizant of the values, beliefs and attitudes toward health that people from various populations hold. The culturally competent oral health provider recognizes that cultural diversity means far more than just ethnicity and reaching all groups with various barriers can be challenging. This pre-recorded self study course will present cultural diversity issues, how dental professionals can become more culturally competent in the delivery of patient care and ways to use this knowledge for addressing access to care barriers among the population groups discussed. Different models of cultural competency will be explained, and a variety of diverse population beliefs and ideals will be presented, emphasizing communication and incorporation of respect for diverse beliefs. Oral health issues of various cultures will be presented and discussed. Course Objectives - At the completion of this course the participants should be able to: 1. Describe key trends in the demographics of culturally diverse populations. 2. Identify general health beliefs and values of diverse groups. 3. Describe methods for effectively communicating with diverse populations. 4. Identify collaborative partners in the provision of oral health services to diverse populations. 5. Describe oral health issues of some cultures/ethnicities.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

3h Practice Management

Dentist

3h Practice Management

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dental Temporary Certificate

3h General

Dentist

3h Practice Management

Health Access Dentist

3h Practice Management

Louisiana Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental hygiene services to patients)

Dentist

3h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Michigan Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h General

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dental Therapist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

South Carolina Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h practice management

Dental Instructor

3h practice management and infection control

Dental Specialist

3h practice management

Dental Technician

3h practice management and infection control

General Dentist

3h practice management

Hygienist Instructor

3h practice management and infection control

Orthodontic Technician

3h practice management and infection control

Volunteer Dentists

3h practice management and infection control

Volunteer Hygienists

3h practice management and infection control

Tennessee Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

3h Dental Assistant Continuing Education

Dental Hygienist

3h Dental Hygienist Continuing Education

Dentist

3h Dentist Continuing Education

Virginia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

3h General

Dentist

3h General

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:

  1. Describe key trends in the demographics of culturally diverse populations.
  2. Identify general health beliefs and values of diverse groups.
  3. Describe methods for effectively communicating with diverse populations.
  4. Identify collaborative partners in the provision of oral health services to diverse populations.
  5. Describe oral health issues of some cultures/ethnicities.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  1. Available 24/7 on demand access
  2. Online exam
  3. Please take exam in one sitting
  4. Exam graded immediately
  5. Able to re-take exam if needed
  6. Certificate available after passing course


The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a self-study lecture presented via pre-recorded webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the pre-recorded webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts.


Our policies:

Concord Dental & Medical Seminars is not supported by any commercial organization, receives no grants or funding, and its revenues are derived only from the tuition of the attendees of the seminars that it sponsors. Our organization and the speakers that we hire do not sponsor, promote or sell any commercial products, tapes, books, instruments, forms or other materials.


It is the policy of Concord Dental & Medical Seminars that no speaker participating in the program of any session, during his or her presentation, shall promote any commercial enterprise or solicit any business from members and guests attending the program. Violation of this policy shall be grounds for exclusion of the speaker from participation in future programs sponsored by Concord Dental & Medical Seminars. We recognize that some of the essays presented require the discussion of specific products and services. Concord Dental & Medical Seminars, however, prohibits blatant commercialism and self promotion.