Black Lives Matter: the impact and lessons for the UK dental profession

Kadiyo, Tanaka; Mellish, Victoria

doi:10.1038/s41415-021-2613-z

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“…In 2020, the murder of George Floyd and the associated Black Lives Matter movement generated a public discourse on racism with renewed focus [12]. This stimulated multiple institutions and health professional students to report their lived experiences of racial injustice and discrimination [13,14]. Research from medical schools showed that only half of UK medical schools collect data on students' complaints about racism and racial harassment [15].…”

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A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school

Ahmadifard

Forouhi

Waterhouse

et al. 2022

J Public Health Dent

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Objectives This qualitative study explored dental student participants' understanding of racism, their experiences, and responses to racism in dental school, and the impacts of their experiences. Methods An interpretative phenomenological analysis design recruited students from the undergraduate dental degree and the BSc in Oral Health Science course at a UK dental school in December 2020. Two students and a qualitative researcher facilitated the online focus groups. A topic guide including scenario questions guided the discussions that lasted an average of 2 h. The recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Twenty‐five participants took part in five focus groups. Several themes emerged related to participants' experiences and reactions. They described a spectrum of racist encounters ranging from more subtle forms, such as stereotyping and microaggression to racial mocking. They were concerned about professionalism, not knowing how and when to respond to patients' racist behavior. They described gender discrimination and intersectional biases but felt compelled to put patients' interests first. They were unsure about how to respond to stereotyping or racism from staff because of perceived imbalances in the staff‐patient‐student triad relationship. They expressed fears of gaslighting and despondency. They also felt that the COVID‐19 pandemic and anonymity from virtual learning environments enabled racist behavior. Conclusion This study revealed a complex triad relationship between participants, staff and patients, and experience of intersectionality and three levels of racism: interpersonal, structural, and institutional. It highlighted the need for further research to develop actions including structural policies and equality and diversity training.

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A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school

Ahmadifard

Forouhi

Waterhouse

et al. 2022

J Public Health Dent

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“…[P187,W,F, [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] Comments provided examples of how gender affects career choices and progression "Gender is a barrier to leadership roles as many women are not always considered for leadership position based on their child status." [P143,W,F, [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Women reported attempts being made to dissuade them from specialty training.…”

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“…13,26,27,28 Comments stated that people bene tted from role-models they could relate to and that a lack of diversity, especially in senior positions, would affect: "the aspirations of students and junior staff in terms of seeing people like themselves represented in the profession" [P58,W,F,45-54] This view is shared by dental students. 29 One comment suggested that there was hope for racially minoritised junior dental professionals, with current increased awareness of systemic bias and inequity, but concern was raised for those who are navigating higher up the system: "I suspect that if something is done it will most likely inequitably focus on the younger generation leaving those who have suffered most to continue being unsupported" [P83,W,F,45-54]…”

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Exploring discrimination and dental academic career progression in the UK and Ireland: “How many minority ethnic deans are there?” - free text comments from a survey of dental academics

Penlington

Freeman

Fathi³

et al. 2023

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Introduction: Diversity is known to be important but diversity of dental school academics in the UK and Ireland is low in comparison with the dental profession and the overall population. The aims were to explore whether UK and Ireland dental school academics are satisfied with their career progression, whether they believe that there are barriers to career progression in dental schools based on protected characteristics, and experience of discrimination at work. Methods: An online survey, including four free-text questions related to the study aims, was circulated by Dental Schools Council to dental academics at all UK and Ireland dental schools. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse free-text comments. Results and discussion: There were 192 responses from 20 dental schools. Five data categories were constructed which highlight the impact of discrimination in dental academia, the importance of opportunities and support, different perspectives of diversity and discrimination, and academic and institutional culture. Conclusion: Staff perceived and experienced barriers to career progression. Many were satisfied with their career progression, but a proportion of staff expressed dissatisfaction and attributed this to discrimination based upon protected characteristics. The culture in dental schools is beginning to change to address factors contributing to inequality in dental academia.

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“…There is a lack of representation within the profession from a variety of minority ethnic groups and this is an area we are working hard on to promote inclusivity. A recent article in the British Dental Journal eloquently illustrates this complex issue 5 and efforts should be made to increase representation from underrepresented groups within the profession.…”

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150 years of dental education and research - University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

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This paper discusses the historical development of dental education and research over the last 150 years from a Birmingham School of Dentistry perspective. The School opened its doors to students in 1858 and has seen many changes and developments in both education and research. Looking back throughout the history, one of our greatest abilities as dental professionals is to be adaptable and the future will bring plenty of opportunity for us to demonstrate this. We have seen how resilient dentistry has been over the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of education and research; the next 150 years will be a very exciting time to work in the field.

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Black Lives Matter: the impact and lessons for the UK dental profession

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school

A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school

Exploring discrimination and dental academic career progression in the UK and Ireland: “How many minority ethnic deans are there?” - free text comments from a survey of dental academics

150 years of dental education and research - University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

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