Join WDHA’s Southeastern Component and local dental study club for this 3 CEU event in Kennewick, WA!
Course Summary: Develop a new understanding of health equity as we discuss and share tools to deter implicit bias as dental professionals, emphasizing strategies to minimize bias during assessment and diagnosis. This course extends beyond bias and explores the intersections of racism and poverty as contributors to health inequities and our role as dental providers. Participants will engage in self-reflection to understand how their social position influences patient relationships, patient experience and communities. These actions will increase skills in relationship building, cultural inclusion, communication and help limit biases that may impact decision making.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify implicit bias and apply proven strategies to reduce bias during assessment and diagnosis.
- Develop individual and system-level interventions, incorporating self-reflection to assess how personal social position impacts interactions with patients and communities.
- Acquire skills to effectively care for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities within the healthcare setting and practice cultural humility.
- Apply health equity concepts into practice, evaluating the professional’s ability to address and mitigate health disparities.
Your speakers will be DEI experts, Santiago Valdez, RDH & Trina Poulsen RDH, BSDH
Current pricing (as of 1/6/2026): Members – $50, Non-ADHA Members – $90, Students – $5