Clinical Dental Hygiene Vocab 1-3

Front 1

refers to a learned set of beliefs, values, attitudes, convictions, and behaviors that are common to a group of people and usually passed down from generation

Back 1

Culture

Front 2

a set of congruent attitudes, skills, behaviors, and policies that enable effective cross-cultural communication for delivery of oral health services

Back 2

Cultural competence

Front 3

refers to a dynamic relationship between provider and patient that results in culturally relevant and culturally specific oral healthcare recommendations; delivery of oral healthcare services in a way that is respectful of and responsive to the cultural norms and linguistic needs of individual patients

Back 3

Culturally effective oral health care

Front 4

refers to making an effort to understand the language, culture, and behaviors of diverse individuals and groups.

Back 4

Cultural Sensitivity

Front 5

refers to providing culturally appropriate oral and written health information for person with limited proficiency in English (or other dominant local language)

Back 5

Linguistic competence

Front 6

significant differences in oral health status and access to oral health services between one population and another; populations affected by disparities include racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Back 6

Oral health disparities

Front 7

written health info that uses simplified terminology, pictures, or any other method that can enhance understanding for patients with limited language proficiency.

Back 7

Plan language pulication

Front 8

refers to seeing individual from a population group as having no individuality as though all have the same characteristics

Back 8

Stereotype