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JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION
Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 237-245Publisher
AMER DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOC-ADEA
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.018.022
Keywords
dental education; person-centered care; social determinants of health; patient-provider relationship; interprofessional education
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- Health Resources and Services Administration, an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [D85HP28497]
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Approaching patient care from a holistic perspective, incorporating not only the patient's medical and dental history but also psychosocial history, improves patient outcomes. Practitioners should be trained to provide this style of care through inclusive education, including training working on interprofessional teams. A component of this education must incorporate social determinants of health into the treatment plan. Social determinants of health include income, race/ethnicity, education level, work opportunities, living conditions, and access to health care. Education regarding social determinants of health should be woven throughout dental curricula, including hands-on application opportunities. This education must extend to patient care situations rather than be limited to didactic settings. This article explains the need to incorporate social determinants of health into dental education and illustrates how social determinants education is being addressed in two U.S. dental schools' curricula, including how to weave social determinants of health into interprofessional education. These descriptions may serve as a model for curricular innovation and faculty development across the dental education community.
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