Anti-racism structures in academic dentistry: Supporting underrepresented racially/ethnically diverse faculty.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this paper is to describe the racialized barriers to recruiting and retaining historically underrepresented racially/ethnically diverse (HURE) faculty at U.S. dental schools and the linkages of these barriers to structural racism to assist dental schools in eliminating these hurdles through an antiracism framework.

Methods

Data is used to describe the trends in the racial/ethnic composition of dental school faculty and the parity gaps by race/ethnicity between dentists and the U.S.

Population

Literature on the recruitment and retention of faculty of color at higher education institutions is reviewed to identify challenges and best practices. Barriers to the full participation of HURE faculty, outlined in the American Dental Education Associat

SUBMITTER: Smith SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328398 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature