Accessible Dentistry: Catering to Patients with Disabilities

About This Course

This dental course promotes inclusive and anti-discrimination practices for professionals. It covers UK laws, diversity, cross-cultural competence, and accessible dentistry.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses a common problem faced by UK dental professionals which is the need to promote inclusive practice and provide anti-discrimination training. This includes understanding UK anti-discrimination laws, implementing anti-discrimination policies, fostering an inclusive culture, handling discrimination cases, and catering to patients with disabilities. The course also covers leadership diversity, enhancing team performance, creating diverse leadership, managing resistance to diversification, cross-cultural competence, and age-inclusive dentistry. By taking this course, dental professionals can improve their ability to provide accessible and inclusive care to all patients, regardless of their background or needs.

The course on promoting inclusive practice and anti-discrimination training for dental professionals covers understanding discrimination and UK anti-discrimination laws, implementing anti-discrimination policies, fostering an inclusive culture, handling discrimination cases, enhancing team performance, creating diverse leadership, managing resistance to diversification, building cross-cultural communication skills, handling language barriers, overcoming cross-cultural misunderstandings, catering to patients with disabilities, adapting dental care techniques and treatments, and understanding the unique dental needs of different age groups. It is beneficial for dental professionals to take this course as it will equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to provide inclusive and accessible dental care to all patients, regardless of their background or abilities.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to discern and address the unique dental needs of different age groups, creating a more inclusive dental practice.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to demonstrate increased proficiency and comfort in communication techniques appropriate for LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice, actively reducing biases in interactions.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to modify and adapt their dental practices to be more age-friendly, including changes in environment and in method of practice.	2: As a result of this course, dental practices in the community should reflect a more inclusive, sensitive, and respectful environment towards LGBTQIA+ patients, improving overall patient experience and service accessibility.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively across all age groups, appropriately adapting their language, tone, pace, and non-verbal cues.	3: The course should lead to professionals being better equipped to handle sexual health discussions in a sensitive and respectful manner, significantly improving patient-provider relationships and health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the understanding of how aging affects dental health and what specific care procedures need to be adapted for elderly patients.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to improved inclusivity and acceptance in dental practices, potentially influencing greater shifts towards LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in the wider healthcare industry.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to reflect on the entire learning journey, synthesising the knowledge gained from the course, and applying it to their practice to promote age inclusivity.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will demonstrate a deeper understanding and sensitivity towards the unique healthcare experiences and needs of LGBTQIA+ patients, leading to improved standards of care and patient satisfaction.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers promoting inclusive practice and anti-discrimination training for dental professionals, including understanding discrimination and UK anti-discrimination laws, implementing anti-discrimination policies, fostering an inclusive culture, and handling discrimination cases. It also covers leadership diversity, enhancing team performance, creating diverse leadership, managing resistance to diversification, and envisioning a diverse dental team. Additionally, it covers cross-cultural competence, building cross-cultural communication skills, handling language barriers, and overcoming cross-cultural misunderstandings. The course also addresses accessible dentistry and catering to patients with disabilities, including understanding their needs, making dental practice facilities and equipment accessible, adapting dental care techniques and treatments, and legal responsibilities and ethical considerations. Lastly, it covers age-inclusive dentistry, understanding the unique dental needs of different age groups, adapting dental practices to be age-inclusive, dealing with age-related dental health conditions, communicating effectively with different age groups, and key takeaways from the course.

Course Outline

Section 1

The course content of Section 1 focuses on promoting inclusive practice and anti-discrimination training for dental professionals. It includes understanding discrimination and its consequences, UK anti-discrimination laws, implementing anti-discrimination policies, fostering an inclusive dental practice culture, and handling and mitigating discrimination through a case study.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course focuses on Leadership Diversity and how it can enhance team performance in dental practices. It explores the impact and benefits of diverse leadership, strategies for enhancing team performance, and managing resistance to diversification in your dental practice. Additionally, Section 2 includes a thought experiment on envisioning your diverse dental team.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course covers cross-cultural competence in dental settings, including understanding cross-cultural competence, the importance of cultural competence in dentistry, building cross-cultural communication skills, handling language barriers and misunderstandings in dental practice, and overcoming cross-cultural misunderstandings through case studies.

Section 4

Section 4 of this course focuses on accessible dentistry for patients with disabilities. It covers understanding their needs, making dental practices accessible, adapting dental care techniques and treatments, legal responsibilities, and ethical considerations. There is also a case study on accessibility in dental practice.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers age-inclusive dentistry, including understanding the unique dental needs of different age groups, adapting practices to be age inclusive, dealing with age-related dental health conditions, and communicating effectively with different age groups.

Course Reviews

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This course was incredibly informative and helped me to understand the legal responsibilities of dental professionals when it comes to anti-discrimination policies. The leadership diversity section was particularly helpful in providing practical tips for creating a more diverse team.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found this course to be invaluable in improving my cross-cultural communication skills. The section on overcoming cross-cultural misunderstandings provided excellent strategies for navigating language barriers and cultural differences in the dental practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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As someone who is committed to providing accessible dentistry, I found this course to be extremely helpful in understanding the legal and ethical considerations involved. The section on adapting dental care techniques for patients with disabilities was particularly enlightening.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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