DNTL3015 Multicultural Awareness within Healthcare
Examines the principles of community health, socioeconomic status and personal bias. Focuses on health communication and multicultural topics unique to the dental and medical fields. Builds on knowledge of ethics, basic and dental sciences, and clinical dental hygiene practice. Topics include intercultural communication; health literacy; cultural literacy; interpersonal, small group, electronic, and nonverbal communication; listening; persuasion, caring for limited English proficient people; and working with interpreters. Transfer Credit: CSU.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene completion program; 48 hours lecture. 96 Outside of class hours. (144 Total Student Learning Hours)
Distribution
Allied Health/Applied Tech