Teaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Dental Medicine. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goodman, Xan Y.; Nugent, Ruby L.
• Is Part Of: Medical reference services quarterly. Volume 39:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 309
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Cultural competence -- cultural humility -- dental medicine -- library instruction -- liaison librarianship; Medicine -- Information services -- Periodicals; Reference services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Medical libraries -- Reference services -- Periodicals; 025.527661
• DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2020.1826183
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3869

Abstract

Abstract: Dental students need to be equipped as clinicians to treat diverse communities and to recognize oral health disparities that are rooted in the social determinants of health. Library instruction is frequently focused on information literacy topics. Within the health sciences this might include critical appraisal or evidence synthesis, and instruction centered on locating and using library resources. This paper details the unique experiences of two liaison librarians to the School of Dental Medicine who taught the topics of cultural competence and cultural humility to first-year dental medicine students. While the authors do not discuss typical information literacy instruction in this paper, they share strategies used to design the instruction sessions, reflections on teaching these themes, lessons learned, and suggestions for other liaison librarians who might have an interest in teaching about cultural competence or cultural humility.