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CULTURAL COMPETENCY

Course Description
​Master the specific knowledge and skills that enhances pediatric dental resident’s ability to provide culturally competent care in diverse settings to individuals and communities.
Course Competencies
Describe cultural competency is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals and enable that system, agency or those professions to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
Learn the fundamental concepts and skills of being a culturally competent health provider.
Course Objectives
On successful completion of this course, residents will be prepared to:
  • Articulate the meanings of culture and cultural and linguistic competency, and how they can affect oral health care delivery.
  • Describe disparities in oral health and recognize the barriers to accessing oral health care and services.
  • Explain the importance and benefits of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate oral health care.
  • Explain the meaning of communication and the characteristics of effective communication with your patients.
  • Describe some preparation steps to take to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services in oral health practice.
  • List the essential components of culturally and linguistically appropriate oral health care and services.
  • Identify and describe culturally and linguistically appropriate practice management strategies that can enhance your patient care and services.
  • Identify barriers to effective communication.
  • Describe culturally and linguistically appropriate techniques that enhance your ability to provide effective, culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
About the Instructors
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Francisco Ramos-Gomez
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DS, MPH, MS
Syllabus
Cultural Competency Syllabus
Course Materials
Think Culturally - Oral Health e-Learning
Video Lectures
Videos are password-protected.  Click here to view the CHAT/SPICE PD video library.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Residents
    • Alumni
    • MPH/Residency Program
    • Community Rotation Programs
    • Give Kids A Smile
    • Policy & Procedure Manual
    • UCLA SOD Postgraduate Trainee Manual
    • Events & Conferences
    • CARE-PD Evaluation Reports
  • Curriculum
    • Ethics & Professionalism
    • Disease Management & Risk Assessment
    • Statistics & Research Methods
    • Policy & Advocacy
    • Community Partners
    • Quality Improvement
    • Cultural Competency
    • Interprofessional Education
    • Special Needs Children
  • Training Programs
    • AEGD/GPR
    • Advanced Clinical Training >
      • Admissions
      • ACT Trainees
  • Research
    • Faculty Mentors
    • Resident Research Projects
  • Video Lecture Library
    • Featured Videos!
    • 2021 IPE Oral Health Forum
    • Care-PD Video lectures Modules 1-9 >
      • Featured: Quality Improvement Presentations
    • Advanced Clinical Trainees Presentations
    • CARE PD Special Guest Lectures
    • Pediatric Lectures for AEGD/GPR residents
    • Community Oral Health Workers (COHWs)
    • Parent/Caregiver Videos (mostly Spanish)
    • UCLA Pediatric Dental Residents @ the Chair
  • Resources
    • AAP Resources
    • AAPD Resources
    • Additional Resources
    • Clinical Forms
    • Spanish/Español