Models of DEIB: Part I - Approaches to Inclusion from Other Health Professions for Consideration by Dentistry

Dent Clin North Am. 2025 Jan;69(1):39-53. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2024.08.007.

Abstract

This article represents a prologue of the discussion of the article "Models of DEIB: Part II-Exploring Models of Inclusion from other Health Professions for Dentistry". It explores existing practices and philosophies from other disciplines that could be applied toward creating environments of inclusion and belonging in dentistry. The primary focus here is to provide an opportunity for the dental profession to leverage knowledge and experiences from other health professions to enhance and expand inclusion efforts and provide enhance engagement at all levels.

Keywords: Dental hygiene; Dentistry; Inclusion; Interprofessional education; Library science; Medicine; Nursing; Social work.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Diversity
  • Dentistry*
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations