Inclusivity in Dentistry: Environments of Belonging and Equity, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 69-1 - November 27, 2024
- Editors: Leslie R. Halpern, Janet H. Southerland, Linda M. Kaste
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 1 0 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 1 1 - 7
In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Drs. Leslie R. Halpern, Linda M. Kaste, and Janet H. Southerland bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Inclus… Read more

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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Drs. Leslie R. Halpern, Linda M. Kaste, and Janet H. Southerland bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Inclusivity in Dentistry: Environments of Belonging and Equity. Top experts address diversity, equity, and inclusion in dentistry through current perspectives on the use of inclusive language, models of programs in other health professions, mentoring, ableism, characteristics of dental college deans, and more.
- Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the I in DEI: conveying inclusion, belonging, and equity; inclusive benchmarks and milestones: an example of authorship gender equity; inclusion in dentistry; sex and gender health education tenets: applications for dentistry; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on inclusivity in dentistry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- The “I” in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Challenge of Inclusivity in Dentistry
- Key points
- Introduction
- Independence versus inclusion: a brief review of dental history and dental professionals
- Dental professionals challenged with inclusion
- Challenges with inclusion and integration for dentistry and medicine
- Creating inclusive environments through research and program funding
- Inclusivity in health professions education
- Moving further on inclusion in dentistry
- Clinics care points
- Inclusive Language to Support Health Equity and Belonging in Dentistry
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion: inclusive language in the clinical setting
- Challenges
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- A Measure of Inclusion: Women as Authors in Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health, 2017-2022
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process
- Models of DEIB: Part I – Approaches to Inclusion from Other Health Professions for Consideration by Dentistry
- Key points
- Introduction
- Library sciences
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Dental hygiene
- Social work
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Models of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Part II—Exploring Models of Inclusion from Other Health Professions for Dentistry
- Key points
- Introduction
- Models from other health professions
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Dental hygiene
- Social work
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Advancing Dentistry Through Respectful Inclusion: A Focus on Racial Inequities
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- United States Dental School Deans’ Characteristics Through an Inclusive Lens
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Ageism and Ableism in Individuals Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Key points
- Introduction
- Accelerated aging in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and consequences for oral health
- The intersection of ableism and ageism
- Biomedical and structural challenges intellectual and developmental disabilities face in maintaining oral health
- Transitions in care and implications for oral health care
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Sex and Gender Health Education Tenets: An Essential Paradigm for Inclusivity in Dentistry
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion: the sex and gender health education tenets
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Inclusivity in Mentorship: Shifting Paradigms of Inclusion in Dental Education
- Key points
- Introduction
- Mentoring defined and its benefit
- Mentoring models
- Evolution to a “mosaic mentor”
- Mentoring and the social construct framework
- The emerging model of inclusivity in mentorship
- Mentoring across differences in dental education
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 69-1
- Published: November 27, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443314100
- eBook ISBN: 9780443314117
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Leslie R. Halpern
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Section Chief/Program Director, OMFS Residency, New York Medical College/HHC: Metropolitan Hospital, Department of Dental Medicine, New York, USAJS
Janet H. Southerland
Affiliations and expertise
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, Interim Dean, School of Dentistry, Institutional Research Officer, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USALK
Linda M. Kaste
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Oral Biology, UIC College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL, USA