Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss race and racism. (2023)
I think, to white patients, they both talked about mental health affecting their oral healthcare more. I don’t know. And I know that’s a big cultural thing. Especially in Latina cultures, mental health is not something that’s discussed. And I can’t speak to all cultures, obviously. I just speak to the one I know. And yeah, I don’t know. So that was interesting. Yeah. They both spoke to me about, “I have depression or anxiety, or these issues that prevents me from taking the best oral health hygiene” . . . So we talked about things to do, ways to help with that.