Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Identify factors that affect the client experience
- Discuss how culture and ethnic background affect the whole person perspective
- Identify the worth in recognizing differences in cultural practices and world views applicable to the healthcare and care navigation setting
- Identify how creating a culturally and socially sensitive environment can reduce barriers to healthcare
Resources
- Defining Patient Experience; from Patient Experience Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 3.
- How Culture Influences Health Beliefs; from EuroMed Info
- Twelve Essential Tools for Living the Life of Whole Person Health Care; from The Permanente Journal, 17(4), e155–e157.
- About Whole Person Wellness; from the Center for Successful Aging in CalState (Fullerton)
- The Challenges of Cross-Cultural Healthcare—Diversity, Ethics, and the Medical Encounter; from Bioethics Forum Vol. 16 (3)
- Patient Centeredness, Cultural Competence and Healthcare Quality; from (2008) Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(11), 1275–1285.
Supplemental Resources
Content for Oral Health Infusion: Promoting Oral Health in Diverse Populations
Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Recognize the cultural impacts on oral health care
- Explore strategies to meet people where they are (cultural humility)
- Identify ways to have gentle, curious conversations to help ensure quality care
- Identify navigation strategies/opportunities that are culturally appropriate
Resources
- Multicultural Issues in Oral Health, Raul I. Garcia, DMD, MMedSc, Cindy Cadoret, RDH, MPH, and Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH
- Oral Health and Diverse Populations
