Dental Public Health

W-003 - George Floyd: The Grassroots Response of a Dental School

Monday, March 21, 2022

1:30pm – 2:30pm EST

CE: 1 Hr.

Presenter(s)

Naty Lopez, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

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Drew Christianson, M.D.T.

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Angela Hastings, D.M.D.

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
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Arpun Johal

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

The unrests that followed the killing of George Floyd extended to a dental school and brought demands for change including in the curriculum, and challenged the culture. The response was a bottoms-up engagement of students, faculty, and staff in the work of diversity and inclusion in the life and work of the school. In this session, you will list strategies and identify challenges to promote equity and inclusion from participating dental schools. You will also evaluate a grassroots strategy to develop a sustainable culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and make adaptations for your school.

Learning Objectives:

List and describe approaches to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in participating dental schools and describe challenges they face.
Develop strategies to engage and mobilize students, faculty and staff to build an inclusive school culture.
Identify opportunities for leadership development, cultural competence and social responsibility in responding to social and racial events.
List and describe approaches to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in participating dental schools and describe challenges they face.