Developing culturally competent oral health care personnel who can provide dental services to diverse populations including limited English proficient patients, through provision of care that addresses issues of quality, access, linguistic barriers and adherence is critically important.
Please complete the 1 hour CE course from ColgateProfessional.com “Cross Cultural Communication Skills in Oral Health.”
Participants will learn to:
Identify key dimensions of patient-centered care and the important role played by communication in fostering, understanding and developing a therapeutic alliance.
Define culture, cultural competence and culturally effective oral healthcare.
Recognize that patients and oral healthcare professionals often have different perspectives
Recognize the types of issues/challenges that are particularly important in caring for patients of diverse cultural backgrounds.
Please submit the CE certificate and a 1 page reflection on why/how this program is important for your practice as a dental hygienist.
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attached is the grading rubric