60 Minute Workshop

Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions

C-005 - Dental Students' Perspectives on Cultural Competency

Presenter(s)

• DK

  Daniel Kim, B.S.

  Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
• GS

  George Stamatiades, III, BA

  Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
• JN

  Joni Nelson, Ph.D, M.S.

  Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
• LH

  Lindsey Hamil, PhD

  Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) emphasizes the importance of Cultural Competency (CC) in predoctoral dental education. While the CODA standards are well delineated, students often have independently formed definitions, perspectives and applications of the concept. As students, we wanted to know how our peers defined cultural competency. An institutional study was conducted on student perceptions of CC and how they compare to CODA's definition. This session will share those findings as well as how the students participated in Interprofessional collaboration with different faculty members to consider with how to best deliver and teach CC content.

Learning Objectives:

• Define Cultural Competency and consider what it means within their programs
  
  
• Consider what Cultural Competency means to current and graduated dental students
  
  
• Reflect upon the CODA Standards for Cultural Competency and create strategies to address unmet learning needs within their programs.