Cultural Competency by Multicultural Experience of College Students

The Competency of Fifty College Students

No task more worthy of attention confronts the psychologist today than the scientific study of the college student by means of mental tests. Psychological tests were first employed in the examination and segregation of the mentally feeble. A large number of clinics connected with modern school systems, hospitals, or juvenile courts have found these tests of service in detecting mental subnormal...

Perceptions of Saudi dental students on cultural competency

OBJECTIVES To probe dental students' perceptions on their cultural competency and international student exchange programs as a way of improving cultural competency training. METHODS A cross-sectional survey (n=460) was distributed to predoctoral students at the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May 2014 at the male and female university campuses. D...

Assessing the cultural competency of dental students and residents.

This article presents a literature review of cultural competency education in the health professions (dentistry, dental hygiene, medicine, and nursing) with specific reference to methods of evaluating student and resident knowledge of cultural competency concepts and practices and clinical performance. Some important barriers to developing evaluation instruments are the following: 1) little con...

Role of Attitude in Multicultural Counselling Competency

Online cultural competency education for millennial dental students.

Teaching cultural competence is now an educational requirement for U.S. dental curricula to meet 2013 accreditation standards. The question now is, given time restrictions, limited resources, and budget constraints faced by the majority of dental schools, how can they provide effective cultural competency education to prepare future dental professionals? An additional concern regarding instruct...