Integrated Cultural Education in Dentistry (ICED)

 

A new research project entitled “Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine: Integrated Cultural Education in Dentistry” (ICED) was initiated in the Dental Branch in the summer of 2004. The project will develop, implement, and evaluate a curricula throughout the four-year dental curriculum based on AMSA’s culture and diversity guidelines over two consecutive academic years beginning in the summer of 2004 and ending in the spring of 2006.

The purpose of this grant is to provide training and essential experiences for students and development opportunities for faculty in issues related to cultural competency. This project will focus on the unique aspects of providing care for patients from diverse backgrounds with the goal of promoting better oral health through greater cultural awareness, empathy and improved communication. Evaluation of the project will be both formative and summative.

An Advisory Panel of community leaders from Houston and Health Science Center faculty will provide guidance for the project.

SUPPORTED BY: The  American Medical Student Association Foundation (AMSA) Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM) project and  the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

 

Faculty:

Principal Investigator: Dr. Paula O’Neill, professor Diagnostic Sciences and Associate Dean for Educational Research and Professional Development

Co-investigators:

Deborah Franklin, DDS, MA associate professor, Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials

Dr. Douglas Simmons, DDS, MPH  associate professor, Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials.

 

Evaluation Specialist:

Dr. David Taylor, associate adjunct professor in Diagnostic Sciences

 

Student Representative:

Amy Luedemann