Overcoming structural inequalities in oral health: the role of dental curricula.
Community Dent Health
; 33(2): 168-72, 2016 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
To date the role of health professional schools in addressing oral health inequalities have been minimal, as attempts have focused principally upon systemic reform and broader societal obligations. Professionalism is a broad competency that is taught throughout dental schools and encompasses a range of attributes. Professionalism as a competency draws some debate and appears to be a shifting phenomenon. We may ask if professionalism in the dental curricula may be better addressed by social accountability? Social accountability directs oral health professional curricula (education, research, and service activities) towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community, in our case oral health inequalities. Although working toward dental schools becoming more socially accountable seems like a sensible way to address oral health inequalities, it might have limitations. We will consider some of the challenges in the dental curricula by considering some of the political, structural, social and ethical factors that influence our institutions and our graduates.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Salud Bucal
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Curriculum
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Educación en Odontología
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Disparidades en el Estado de Salud
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Community Dent Health
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2016
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Article