'It is difficult to think about becoming what you have never seen': Black students' reflections around a career in academic dentistry.
Journal
British dental journal
ISSN: 1476-5373
Titre abrégé: Br Dent J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7513219
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2022
02 2022
Historique:
received:
19
09
2021
accepted:
18
10
2021
entrez:
12
2
2022
pubmed:
13
2
2022
medline:
9
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This opinion piece considers the national representation of the Black population in the United Kingdom in an academic career in dentistry and draws on engagement with Black dental students to see what their perceptions of this are. Black people are under-represented in dentistry as a whole and the number of Black academics who teach dentistry to an increasing number of aspiring young Black dental students is exceedingly low. Black dental students do not see themselves represented by their teachers and therefore 'it is difficult to think about [them] becoming what [they] have never seen'. Black dental students themselves have started initiatives to establish a strong support network of aspiring and qualified Black dentists. Dialogue with them showcases that while there are pathways into an academic career in dentistry, these appear unclear to them. This piece is intended to raise awareness of these issues, in the knowledge that with mentoring, role modelling and dialogue, pathways may become clearer, opportunities may arise that were previously not considered and the national picture may one day change.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35149802
doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-3879-5
pii: 10.1038/s41415-022-3879-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
142-146Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association.
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