Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2013 Aug;77(8):990-7.
Policies exist to promote fairness and equal access to opportunities and services that address basic human needs of all U.S. citizens. Nonetheless, health disparities continue to persist among certain subpopulations, including those of racial, ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, and other cultural identity groups. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has added standards to address this concern. According to the most recent standards, adopted in 2010 for implementation in July 2013, CODA stipulates that "students should learn about factors and practices associated with disparities in health." Thus, it is imperative that dental schools develop strategies to comply with this addition. One key strategy for compliance is the inclusion of cultural competence training in the dental curriculum. A survey, the Dental Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (D-TACCT), based on the Association of American Medical Colleges' Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT), was sent to the academic deans at seventy-one U.S. and Canadian dental schools to determine best practices for cultural competence training. The survey was completed by thirty-seven individuals, for a 52 percent response rate. This article describes the use of this survey as a guide for developing culturally competent strategies and enhancing cultural competence training in dental schools.
政策的存在是为了促进公平和平等的机会和服务，以满足所有美国公民的基本人类需求。尽管如此，某些特定人群中仍然存在健康差距，包括那些种族、民族、地理、社会经济和其他文化认同群体。牙科认证委员会 (CODA) 已经增加了标准来解决这一问题。根据 2010 年通过的最新标准，该标准将于 2013 年 7 月实施，CODA 规定“学生应该了解与健康差距相关的因素和实践”。因此，牙科学校制定符合这一要求的策略势在必行。一种符合要求的关键策略是在牙科课程中纳入文化能力培训。一项基于美国医学院协会文化能力培训评估工具 (TACCT) 的牙科文化能力培训评估工具 (D-TACCT) 调查已发送给 71 所美国和加拿大的牙科学校的学术院长，以确定文化能力培训的最佳实践。该调查由 37 人完成，回复率为 52%。本文介绍了使用该调查作为指导，制定牙科学校的文化能力策略和加强文化能力培训。
