Deliver Culturally Competent Care
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health defines culture as the “integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social groups.”1 Cultural and linguistic competency helps oral health professionals deliver care that respects patients’ cultural beliefs and language preferences.2
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