Applying a systems oriented ethical decision making framework to mitigating social and structural determinants of health.

Objectives: Clinical ethical decision-making models are largely geared toward individual clinician choices and individual patient outcomes, not necessarily accounting for larger systemic issues that affect optimal patient outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to provide an ethical decision-making model, drawing upon systems orientation and ethical theory, specifically incorporating and aiding in the mitigation of social and structural determinants of health.

Methods: This paper presents a systems-oriented ethical decision-making framework derived from the analysis and critique of the Four-Box Method for Ethical Decision-Making by Jonsen, Siegler, and Winslade.

Men of color in the health professions: Proceedings from the 2022 ADEA Men of Color in the Health Professions Summit.

The purpose of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Men of Color in the Health Professions Summit, held in August 2022 at ADEA's headquarters in Washington, DC, was to gather key thought leaders across a myriad of health professions and healthcare organizations and schools to cultivate intentional cross-disciplinary efforts in championing the need to address the low number of men of color entering not only dental, but also medicine, pharmacy, and health-related research careers. A pivotal follow-up step from the inaugural ADEA President's Symposium on Men of Color in the Health Professions at the March 2022 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in Philadelphia, the summit brought together academic health professions leaders, government agencies, health professions associations, and other key stakeholders to develop an action plan to support men of color entering the health professions. Moving the needle forward and increasing opportunities for underrepresented men of color in the health professions requires all academic health professions to work together.

Centring anti-oppressive justice: Re-envisioning dentistry's social contract.

Objectives: We re-envision dentistry's social contract and elaborate on the idea that it is not neutral and free from such things as racism and white supremacy and can act as a tool of oppression.

Methods: We critique social contract theory through examination of classical and contemporary contract theorists. More specifically, our analysis draws from the work of Charles W.

Professionalism and professional identity formation in dental students: Revisiting the professional role orientation inventory (PROI).

Objective: Professionalism is a hallmark of health professions education. Professional identity formation is a growing field of exploration in medical education, and the dental literature is sparse on just how professional identity formation is developed and assessed within dental education.

Methods: The validated professional role orientation inventory (PROI) was administered to 2nd year dental students during a spring semester ethics course.

Men of color in the health professions: Proceedings from the 2022 ADEA President's symposium.

The purpose of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) President's Symposium on men of color in the health professions, hosted at the 2022 ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition, was to draw attention to the need to address the low numbers of men of color not only entering dental education but also across medicine and health-related research careers and to identify strategies for change. Stakeholders in health professions education shared their professional insights and best practices. Highlights of the Symposium included discussions of funding for pathway programs, leveraging data-driven metrics through strategic partnerships, mentorship, and accountability among dental schools, medical schools, and health science research organizations.

Can academic dentistry become an anti-racist institution?: Addressing racial battle fatigue and building belonging.

Racism, oppression, and marginalization are unfortunate hallmarks that Black individuals face in the United States. While dental schools serve as institutions of both learning and patient care, applying humanistic principles, they are not immune to racism, specifically anti-Black racism. In this paper, the theoretical framework of racial battle fatigue is applied to academic dentistry to consider how it may impact faculty who have experiences with racism and discrimination.

Illuminating light in the darkness: Black/African-American men in dental education and strategies for change.

The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges surrounding the underrepresentation of Black/African American (BAA) men in dentistry and dental education and present a rationale for anti-racism strategies to address them. Data and insights from the literature are presented to discuss how racism may derail BAA's opportunities to achieve a dental education through stereotyping, social, and academic isolation. Additionally, the authors present commentary and testimonials on the importance of mentorship to guide BAA men into and through dental careers.

Dental faculty well-being amid COVID-19 in fall 2020: A multi-site measure of burnout, loneliness, and resilience.

Purpose/objectives: This study aimed to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental school faculty's self-reported burnout, loneliness, and resilience.

Methods: A 34-item questionnaire composed of three previously validated scales - adapted Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, the brief resilience scale, and a short loneliness scale - and demographic information was sent by email to dental school faculty in four dental schools across the US during the sixth and seventh months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: Two-hundred sixteen (19.

A descriptive pilot study of the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on dental and dental hygiene students' readiness and wellness.

Background: The ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted dental students training across the U.S. academic dental institutions by moving classroom instruction to an online modality, limiting patient care, canceling external rotations, and rescheduling of licensure examinations.

An analysis of resilience in dental students using the Resilience Scale for Adults.

Objectives: Resilience is the ability to bounce back or recover from major life stressors. The aim of this study was to investigate resilience in dental students and how it may or may not vary across demographic characteristics such as gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, self-reported health, and parental educational level.

Methods: Data were collected from 151 dental students at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry with an anonymous survey that included the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) and various demographic variables.

Dental education and care for underserved patients: an analysis of students' intentions and alumni behavior.

The U.S. surgeon general's report on oral health stressed the importance of providing dental care to underserved patients.