Online news article by Kyran Berlin. (May 7, 2023). Bay City News. https://localnewsmatters.org/2023/05/07/pop-up-dental-clinic-lets-students-brush-up-on-their-training-put-smiles-on-young-faces/
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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
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss training. (2023) I think the curiosity is important because you learn more about them [the patients], and maybe, for example, she [another trainee] mentioned someone who’s fasting for Ramadan and everything. You would want to know how their life is, what they’re doing, even if you don’t really know much. I
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss their dental education/training. (2023) I like to ask my classmates. We assist each other a lot of times. And if I’m unsure about how to go about something, I’ll ask one of my classmates or a faculty. Or if I’m unsure about how the appointment went or think that something could
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss race and racism and their dental training/education. (2023) I mean, even when I was in undergrad, I was really involved in the DEI office, and I was involved in a lot of multicultural anti-racism work and advocacy. And we did a lot of just programming, like lunch sessions or afterschool… I
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discus bias and dental training/education. (2023) I feel like refreshers over time, every once in a while, a refresher course of, like, “Hey, remind yourself to try and get out of your mental bias.” I feel like that’s something throughout your whole career that you just have to keep reminding yourself. I
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss dental training/education. (2023) And even still, I have tons to learn. We’re lifelong learners in dentistry. If you’re not planning on being a lifelong learner, then you’re probably not in the right place because it’s technology and everything. But I think our curriculum is different than many dental schools in that
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss dental training/education, patient fears, and time. (2023) I see it in our faculty as well where I understand things need to get done, but sometimes they’ll be like, “Hey, it’s 9:15. Why haven’t you started?” And you’re like, “Because my patient is worried about being able to pay for treatment. They’re
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss access to care, dental training/education, treatment costs, and time. (2023) I think they do a decent job. A few of us were in the Dental Public Health [DPH] distinction track. I think that was a great opportunity because, I mean, we watched so many videos and have so many discussions about
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Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss bias, race, and racism. (2023) It’s really tough because I know, colloquially, how some people feel about minorities or about especially. . .There’s been a lot of discussion about different LGBT groups, and especially trans folks. I’ve heard some negative comments from peers before.
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