AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONCommission on Change and Innovation

Summer 2011 MeetingsSan Diego, CA

June 27, 2011

Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Ernie S. Lacy, D.D.S.Director of Student Development

Texas A&M Health Science CenterBaylor College of Dentistry

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Standard 1-4 The dental school must have policies and

practices to: achieve appropriate levels of diversity among its

students, faculty and staff engage in ongoing systematic and focused efforts to

attract and retain students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds

systematically evaluate comprehensive strategies to improve the institutional climate for diversity.

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Standard 1-3 The dental education program must have a

stated commitment to a humanistic culture and learning environment that is regularly evaluated.

Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Standard 2-16 Graduates must be competent in managing a

diverse patient population and have the interpersonal and communications skills to function successfully in a multicultural work environment.

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Standard 2-25 Dental education programs must make available

opportunities and encourage students to engage in service learning experiences and/or community-based learning experiences.

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Standard 4-4 Admission policies and procedures must be

designed to include recruitment and admission of a diverse student population.

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

The dimensions of diversity: Structural Curriculum Institutional Climate

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Structural Diversity (Compositional Diversity) Focuses on the numerical distribution of

students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Curriculum Diversity (Classroom Diversity) Covers both the diversity-related curricular

content that promotes shared learning and the integration of skills, insights, and experiences of diverse groups

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Institutional Climate (Interactional Diversity) Focuses on the general environment created in

programs and institutions that support diversity as a core value and provide opportunities for informal learning among diverse peers

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Qualified Students SP

EP 1

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-Peer Tutoring Program-Academic Counseling-Student Success Team

Dentists

PBP

PDA

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Dental School

PDA = Project Dental AwarenessSPEP = Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment ProgramPBP = Post-Baccalaureate Program

Pre-

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PEP

Bridge to Dentistry: Awareness to Graduation Pipeline

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

URM Representation in U.S. Population, among U.S. Dentists, in U.S. Dental Schools and at TAMHSC-BCD

*U.S. Census Bureau: State and County Quick Facts, Last revised Thursday, 04-Nov-2010. **ADA Survey Center, Distribution of Dentists in the U.S. by Region and State, 2004

Race

% of Population

in U.S.*

% of Population

in TX

% of Dentist

in U.S.**

% of Dentist in TX**

% of Students in U.S. Dental Schools

2009-2010

% of Dental Students at

TAMHSC-BCD 2009-2010

Black 12.9% 12.0% 2.1% 2.0% 5.7% 13.7% Hispanic or Latino 15.8% 36.9% 3.4% 7.0% 6.3% 20.6% Native American 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% N/A 0.63% 1.5%

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Curriculum Diversity Cultural Competence in Dental Healthcare and

Education Classes and workshops for students, staff,

faculty and administrators Clinical experiences in diverse settings

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Getting Ahead of the Game: Diversity

Institutional Climate Embraces diversity

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