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

ABSTRACT:

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 r

SUBMITTER: Ahmadifard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature