Bridging the poverty gap in dental education: how can people living in poverty help us?
J Dent Educ
; 73(9): 1043-54, 2009 Sep.
Article
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| ID: mdl-19734245
Dental education on specific knowledge and intervention approaches for working with people living on welfare is crucial to the therapeutic success of the relationships dental professionals establish with this clientele. Despite growing attention to the importance of cultural competence and communication skills training in dentistry, very few initiatives have been documented in relation to serving low-income populations. Following discussions at a 2006 Montreal-based colloquium on access to dental care, academics, dental association administrators, and public health agency and antipoverty coalition representatives began collaborating to develop innovative pedagogy designed to increase providers' competence in interacting with their underprivileged patients. The group's first round of workshops (November 2006-October 2007) resulted in the creation of an original video-based tool containing testimonies from six individuals living currently or formerly on welfare. The videotaped interview data represent their perceptions and experiences regarding their oral health, dental care service provision, and poverty in general. This article describes the participative methods, the content of the resulting DVD, and the implications of the "Listening to Each Other" program, a collaborative knowledge translation approach for improving interaction between underprivileged people and dental care providers.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pobreza
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Recursos Audiovisuales
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Atención Odontológica
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Educación en Odontología
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Dent Educ
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos