Oral Health

Articles

Al-Batayneh, O., Owais, A. and Khader, Y. (2014). Oral Health Knowledge and Practices among Diverse University Students with Access to Free Dental Care: A Cross-Sectional Study. Open Journal of Stomatology, 4, 135-142.

Bastos, J., Constante, H., & Jamieson, L. (2021). Making science and doing justice: The need to reframe research on racial inequities in oral health. Community Dent Health, 38(2), 132-137.

Bastos, J. L., Constante, H. M., Schuch, H. S., Haag, D. G., Nath, S., Celeste, R. K., … & Jamieson, L. M. (2022). Where are race-based oral health inequities bound? Protocol for a systematic review on interventions to tackle racial injustice in dental outcomes.  Systematic Reviews11(1), 1-8.

Behar-Horenstein, L., Garvan, C., Su, Y., Feng, X. and Catalanotto, F. (2016). Assessing Cultural Competence among Florida’s Allied Dental Faculty.   Journal of Dental Hygiene, 90 (3), 192-6.

Behar-Horenstein, L., Garvan, C., Mooreand, T., and Catalanotto, F. (2013). The Knowledge, Efficacy, and Practices Instrument for Oral Health Providers: A Validity Study with Dental Students. Journal of Dental Education, 77(8), 998-1005.

Behar-Horenstein, L. and Garvanm C. (2016). Relationships Among the Knowledge, Efficacy, and Practices Instrument, Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale, Deamonte Driver Survey, and Defining Issues Test 2. Journal of Dental Education, 80(3), 355-364.

Behar-Horenstein, Garvan, C., Moore, T., and Catalanotto, F. (2012). The Knowledge, Efficacy, and Practices Instrument for Oral Health Providers: A Validity Study with Dental Students. Journal of Dental Education, 77(8), 998-1005.

Behar-Horenstein, L., Feng, X., Roberts, K., Gibbs, M., Catalanotto, F. and Hudson-Vassell, C. (2015). Developing Dental Students’ Awareness of Health Care Disparities and Desire to Serve Vulnerable Populations Through Service-Learning. J Dent Educ., 79(10), 1189-200.

Chu, G., Kalaczinski, L., Russo, D., and Leasher, J. (2017). Diversity in our Colleges and Schools of Optometry. Optometric Education, 43(1), 19-27.

Classe-Cutrone, R., McCann, A., Campbell, P., DeWald, J. and Schneiderman,  E. (2017). The Impact of Community Rotations on the Cultural Competence of Dental Hygiene Students. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 9(3).

Daugherty, H. N., & Kearney, R. C. (2017). Measuring the impact of cultural competence training for dental hygiene students. American Dental Hygienists’ Association91(5), 48-54.

Denial, A. (2017). Achievement of Cultural Competency is an Ongoing Process. Optometric Education, 43(1), 42-43.

Doucette, H., Maillet, P., Brillant, M. and Tax, C. (2015).  Dental hygiene students’ perceptions of a cultural competence component in a tobacco dependence education curriculum: a pilot study J Dent Educ., 79(6), 680-5.

Fleming, E., Frantsve-Hawley, J., & Minter-Jordan, M. (2022). Health Equity Needs Teeth. AMA Journal of Ethics24(1), 48-56.

Flynn, P. and Sarkarati, N. (2018). Improving Evaluation of Dental Hygiene Students’ Cultural Competence with a Mixed-Methods Approach. J Dent Educ., 82(2):103-111. 

Formicola, A., D’Abreu, K., and Tedesco, L. (2010). Underrepresented Minority Dental Student Recruitment and Enrollment Programs: An Overview from the Dental Pipeline Program. American Dental Education Association, 74(10), 10 suppl S67-S73.

Forsyth, C., Irving, M., Tennant, M., Shor, S. and Gilro, J. (2017). Teaching Cultural Competence in Dental Education: A Systematic Review and Exploration of Implications for Indigenous Populations in Australia. J Dent Educ., 81(8), 956-968.

Forsyth, C., Short, S., Gilroy, J. et al. (2020). An Indigenous cultural competence model for dentistry education. Br Dent J., 228, 719–725. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1480-3.

Forsyth, S. et al., (2020). “Navigating the cultural interface to develop a model for dentistry education: Cultural competence curricula in dentistry education. In J. Frawley et al. (eds.), Transforming lives and systems, pp. 52-62.  SpringerBriefs in Education Publishers.

Gates, P., Ubu, N., Smithey, L., Rogers, J., Haden, K., Rodriguez, T., Albino, J., Evans, C., Zarkowski, P., Weinstein, G., and Hendricson, W. (2013). Faculty Development for Underrepresented Minority Dental Faculty and Residents Journal of Dental Education, 77(32), 276-291.

Garvan, G., Garvan, C., and Behar-Horenstein, L. (2016). Developing and Testing the Short-Form Knowledge, Efficacy, and Practices Instrument for Assessing Cultural Competence. Journal of Dental Education, 80(10), 1245-1252.

Gibbs, L., Waters, E., de Silva, A., et al. (2014). An exploratory trial implementing a community-based child oral health promotion intervention for Australian families from refugee and migrant backgrounds: A protocol paper for Teeth Tales. BMJ Open, 4.

Goodman, X., and Nugent, R. (2020). Teaching cultural competence and cultural humility in dental medicine. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 39:4, 309-322. 

Gunderson, D., Bhagavatula, P., Pruszynski, J., and Okunseri, C. (2012). Dental students’ perceptions of self-efficacy and cultural competence with school-based programs. J Dent Educ, 76(9):1175–1182.

Han, J. Kim, K. (2017). Cultural Competence and Influencing Factors of Dental Hygiene Students. J Dent Hyg Sci., 17: 242-249.

Hilton, I. and Lester, A. (2010). Oral health disparities and the workforce: A framework to guide innovation Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 70:515-523.

Holyfield, L. J. and Miller, B. H. (2013). A tool for assessing cultural competence training in dental education. Journal of Dental Education, 77(8), 990–997.

Isaac, C., Behar-Horenstein, L., Lee, B. and Catalanotto, F. (2015). Impact of Reflective Writing Assignments on Dental Students’ Views of Cultural Competence and Diversity. Journal of Dental Education, 79(3), 312-321.

Jamieson, L. (2021). Racism and oral health inequities; An introduction. Community Dent Health. 38(2),131.

Lee, J., & Aziz, S. (2020), Diversity and cultural competency in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am., 32(3), 389-405.

Mariño, R., Satur, J., Tuncer, E. et al. (2021). Cultural competence of Australian dental students. BMC Med Educ., 21(155), 1-10.

Marino, R., Calache, H. and Morgan, M. (2013). A Community-Based Culturally Competent Oral Health Promotion for Migrant Older Adults Living in Melbourne, Australia. Journal of the American Geriatrics, Society, 61(2).

Monnin, B. (2018). Cultivating Cultural Competency in the Dental Setting. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, (January 2018).

Northridge, M. E., Kumar, A., & Kaur, R. (2020). Disparities in access to oral health care. Annual review of public health41, 513-535.

National Academy of Sciences. (2011). Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. An Institute of Medicine report. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 2011.

Newcomb, T. and Sokolik, T. (2012). Cultural Competency. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 10(4): 58-61.

Nicholson, S., Hayes, M. and Taylor, J. (2016).  Cultural Competency Education in Academic Dental Institutions in Australia and New Zealand: A Survey Study. J Dent Educ., 80(8), 966-74.

Ocegueda, D., Van Ness, C., Hanson, C. and Holt, L. (2016). Cultural Competency in Dental Hygiene Curricula.  Dent Hyg., 90 Suppl 1:5-14.

Office of Health Disparities. (2019). Survey of oral health professionals and students who volunteered at the Utah department of health office of health disparities’ dental day clinics. Salt Lake City (UT): Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Disparities. (Link)

Riggs, E., van Gemert, C., Gussy, M., Waters, C., and Kilpatrick, N. (2012). Reflections on cultural diversity in oral health promotion and prevention. Global Health Promotion, 19(1), 60-63.

Riggs, E., Gussy, M, Gibbs, L., van Gemert, C., Water, E., Priest, N, Watt, R., Renzaho, A., and Kilpatrick, N. (2013). Assessing the cultural competence of oral health research conducted with migrant children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol., 42(1),43-52.

Fleming, E., Frantsve-Hawley, J., & Minter-Jordan, M. (2022). Health Equity Needs Teeth. AMA Journal of Ethics24(1), 48-56.

Sabato, E., Owens, J., Mauro, A. M., Findley, P., Lamba, S., & Fenesy, K. (2018). Integrating social determinants of health into dental curricula: an interprofessional approach. Journal of Dental Education82(3), 237-245.

Sinkford, J., Valachovic, R., Weaver, R., and West, J. (2010). Minority dental faculty development: Responsibility and challenge. J Dent Educ, 74(12),1388-93.

Su, Y. and Behar-Horenstein. L. (2017).  Color-Blind Racial Beliefs Among Dental Students and Faculty. Journal of Dental Education, 81(9), 1098-1107.

Su, Y. and Behar-Horenstein, L. (2018). Assessment of Psychometric Properties of an Oral Health Care Measure of Cultural Competence Among Dental Students Using Rasch Partial Credit Model. Journal of Dental Education, 82 (10), 1105-1114.

Theile, C. (2011). Cultural Competence and the Delivery of Dental Hygiene Services: A Program Evaluation of Curriculum Effectiveness. Dissertation: Fielding Graduate University.

Tiwari, T., Jamieson, L., Broughton, J., Lawrence, H. P., Batliner, T. S., Arantes, R., & Albino, J. (2018). Reducing indigenous oral health inequalities: a review from 5 nations. Journal of Dental Research97(8), 869-877.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2010). “HHS Launches Oral Health Initiative.” Washington, DC: Author.

Victoroff, K., Williams, K. and Lalumandier, J. (2012). Dental Students’ Reflections on Their Experiences with a Diverse Patient Population. Journal of Dental Education, 77(8), 982-989.

Wides, C., Brody, H., Alexander, C., Gansky, S., and Mertz, E. (2013). Long-term outcomes of a dental postbaccalaureate program: Increasing dental student diversity and oral health care access. J Dent Educ, 77(5),537-47.

Zakariasen, K., Williams, K., and Lalumandier, J. (2013). Dental Students’ Reflections on Their Experiences with a Diverse Patient Population. Journal of Dental Education, 77 (8), 982-989.

Resources

Culturally Competent Program For Oral Health Professionals – Based on the HHS Office of Minority Health’s National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (CLAS), this e-learning program provides oral health professionals with basic knowledge and skills related to cultural and linguistic competency. (Link)

Hispanic Dental Association – Their mission is to be the leading voice for Hispanic Oral Health. They provide service, education-research, advocacy, and leadership for all healthcare professionals, to promote overall health of the Hispanic/Latinx and underrepresented communities. Their vision is to empower healthcare professionals to increase oral health equity and improve health care quality in the Hispanic/ Latinx, and underrepresented populations. (Link)

Disparities in Oral Health: This Center for Disease Control (CDC) site provides information on health disparities among children, adults and adults ages 65 and older as well resources that work to reduce these disparities. (Link)

Test and Dissemination of a Multicultural Dental Education Program:
Project Funded by Robert Wood Johnson (RWJF). Contact: James R. Freed, DDS, MPH -(310) 825-6733; jrfreed@ucla.edu. This Project Produced The Following Audio-Visuals & Computer Software:
Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Stimulus Vignettes (10 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996; Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Dentist-Patient 1 (46 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996; Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Dentist-Patient 2 (37 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996; Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Dentist-Patient 3 (32 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996; Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Dentist-Patient 4 (34 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996; Cultural and Behavioral Issues in Dental Care: Dentist-Patient 5 (21 minute videotape). Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Dentistry, Regents of the University of California, 1996.