Promoting Inclusive Practice: Anti-Discrimination Training for Dental Professionals

About This Course

Anti-discrimination training for dental professionals covering legal aspects of the Equality Act 2010, diversity and inclusion strategy, cross-cultural competence, accessible and age-inclusive dentistry.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses a range of important challenges that UK dental professionals face in providing inclusive and accessible care for all patients. These include understanding and addressing discrimination, building diverse and inclusive teams, communicating effectively with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, and providing accessible care for patients with disabilities and different age groups. By addressing these challenges, the course can help dental professionals to provide high-quality care to patients from all backgrounds and ensure that their practice is accessible and inclusive for everyone.

The course covers anti-discrimination training for dental professionals, leadership diversity, cross-cultural competence, accessible dentistry, and age-inclusive dentistry. It is beneficial for dental professionals to gain a comprehensive understanding of discrimination, legal aspects, and developing strategies for diversity and inclusion. Additionally, the course addresses effective communication and building trust with diverse patients while providing age-friendly care and making practices accessible for patients with disabilities.

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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 understand and address the specific dental health needs and preferences of different age groups.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to acknowledge and understand the unique dental needs of patients from different age groups and adapt their practice methods accordingly.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to modify their dental practices and environments to cater to the varying needs of patients from different age groups.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely contribute to a more inclusive dental community that is effective in serving patients of all ages and minimize age-based inequalities in oral health care.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively and empathetically with dental patients of all ages, respecting their comfort and dignity.	3: The course should lead to enhancement in participants’ communication skills for effectively engaging with patients across different age groups, fostering healthier dentist-patient relationships.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the knowledge of the relationship between ageing and dental health, including common oral health changes, challenges, and their implications for dental care delivery.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the transformation of the field of dentistry into a more empathetic, patient-centric, and inclusive profession that respects and accommodates the diverse and evolving needs of its patient population.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to reflect on and synthesise their learning, understanding how different aspects of age-inclusive dentistry contribute to overall inclusive dental practice.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will proactively apply their knowledge to diagnose and treat age-specific oral health conditions, making preventative and remedial dental care more accessible and effective across the lifespan.

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 anti-discrimination training for dental professionals, including understanding discrimination, legal aspects of the Equality Act 2010, implementing anti-discrimination policies, confronting and addressing discrimination, and case studies. It also covers leadership diversity, recruiting and retaining a diverse team, overcoming barriers to diversity and inclusion, and developing a diversity and inclusion strategy. Cross-cultural competence in dental settings is addressed, including defining cultural competence, effective communication, handling misunderstandings, building trust with diverse patients, and reflecting on cross-cultural case studies. Additionally, the course covers accessible dentistry, including understanding disability and legislation for making practices accessible, adapting procedures, building a disability-confident team, and providing care for patients with disabilities. Finally, it covers age-inclusive dentistry, including understanding the unique needs of different age groups, providing age-friendly care, adapting techniques, preparing for the aging population, and reflecting on diversity and inclusion in dental practice.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course focuses on promoting inclusive practice through anti-discrimination training for dental professionals. This section covers understanding discrimination and its consequences, the legal aspects of anti-discrimination policies, implementing these policies in practice, confronting and addressing discrimination, and discussing case studies related to discrimination in dental practices.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course focuses on leadership diversity and enhancing team performance in dental practices, emphasizing the importance of diverse leadership, recruitment, and retention strategies. It also addresses interacting with diverse patients, cross-cultural competence, handling cultural misunderstandings, and building trust with various patient groups. Furthermore, the section highlights accessible dentistry, providing dental care for patients with disabilities, adapting dental procedures, and building a disability confident team. Lastly, it covers age-inclusive dentistry, understanding and meeting the needs of different age groups, providing age-friendly care, and preparing for the future with an aging population.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course focuses on cross-cultural competence in dental settings, including understanding the need for cultural competence in dentistry, effective cross-cultural communication, handling cultural misunderstandings, building trust with diverse patient groups, and reflecting on cross-cultural case studies in dentistry.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on accessible dentistry and how to cater to patients with disabilities. It covers topics such as understanding disability and its impacts on dental care, making dental practices accessible, adapting dental procedures for patients with disabilities, building a disability confident team through training and education, and case study discussions on providing dental care for patients with disabilities.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course covers the topic of age-inclusive dentistry, which focuses on understanding and meeting the unique dental needs of different age groups. This includes adapting dental care techniques for different age groups, providing age-friendly care from paediatric to geriatric dentistry, and preparing for the future of an ageing population and dentistry. The section concludes with a summary on reflecting diversity and inclusion in dental practice.

Course Reviews

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This course provided me with valuable insights into enhancing diversity and inclusion in dental practice. The section on accessible dentistry was particularly helpful in understanding the needs of patients with disabilities.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

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✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the section on cultural competence to be very informative and eye-opening. The course provided practical tips for effective cross-cultural communication and building trust with diverse patients.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course was very comprehensive and covered a wide range of important topics related to diversity and inclusion in dental practice. The section on age-inclusive dentistry was especially relevant given the aging population and provided useful strategies for providing age-friendly care.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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