Antiracism in Action: Progress Made in Dental Public Health Science, Education, and Advocacy

Monday, April 17, 2023

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Location: Seminole A&B

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Tera Bianchi, MSW

Project Director, Dental Access Project
Community Catalyst

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Astha Singhal, BDS, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Health Services Research
Health Policy & Health Services Research, Boston University

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Todd V. Ester, DDS, MA

Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

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George W. Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPH

Professor
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry

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Moderator(s)

Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPH

UMSOD

Disclosure(s):

Tera Bianchi, MSW: No financial relationships to disclose

Astha Singhal, BDS, MPH, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Todd V. Ester, DDS, MA: No financial relationships to disclose

George W. Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

This session builds on AAPHD’s 2021 White Paper, and 2022 special issue in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry that served as calls to action for the DPH community to consider the ways in which members can take action toward improving racial equity within the umbrellas of DPH science, education, advocacy, and practice. The aim of this 90-minute session is to further elucidate examples of anti-racism action in dental education, research, and advocacy to give the audience tools to take action in their own professional spheres. One speaker will highlight her existing research on the role of racial discrimination on oral health, one will discuss advocacy for dental therapy as an anti-racist workforce development approach, and one will present on existing efforts to develop an anti-racism curriculum at a dental school.

Learning Objectives:

Describe existing research and initiatives to expand anti-racism work in research, education, and advocacy
Identify opportunities for antiracist action in scientific research, education, and advocacy
Support the dental public health community’s continued learning in antiracism