Cultural Competence and Preventing Health Disparities for Dental Professionals - 2024-2025

Cultural Competence and Preventing Health Disparities for Dental Professionals:

STOP! Are you a Dental Professional? If not, please follow the link below to the course for your profession.

• All Healthcare Providers (Nurses, Chiropractors, etc.)
• Pharmacy (ACPE for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians)
• Medical Imaging Technologists (OBMI/ARRT for Radiological Technologies)
• Medical Professionals (CME) (Physicians)

Health disparities are an ongoing issue in the American healthcare system. These health disparities often occur because systematic barriers make accessing health care more difficult for some groups. This program looks at the social determinants of health and some ways culture affects health beliefs. The goal of this training is to expose the learner to these ideas and tools to prevent health disparities.

Topics include:

• Factors that Cause Disparities in Health and Health Care
• Equality, Equity, and Justice: What's the Difference?
• Culture and Subculture
• Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
• Race and Ethnicity
  • What's the difference?
  • Past and Present Health Disparities
  • Ways to Improve
• Disability
  • Definitions and Misconceptions
  • Barriers and Special Considerations
• Gender Identity and Orientation
  • Terminology
  • Statistics
  • Concerns for Accessing Care
  • Ways to Improve

Accreditation Information:

The Oregon Board of Dentistry will calculate two hours of cultural competence CE within your total CE hour requirement. You will still need your 40, 36, or 24 hours of CE for a two year license period.

OSU College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE).

The Oregon Health Authority's Office of Equity and Inclusion approves this cultural competency continuing education course as educational training for all healthcare professionals.

Completing this course fulfills your 2 hours of required cultural competence CE and qualifies for your Oregon Board of Dentistry requirements. You are responsible for the submission of training hours to your licensing board for continuing education approval.