CDENT 5274 - SCOPE 2: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Minimum Credits: 1.5
Maximum Credits: 1.5
The course is a continuation of activities started in SCOPE 1 of the first year. Mission statement: To increase the workforce of dental professionals who treat underserved and at-risk patients by creating a learning environment in the School of Dental Medicine where students expand their personal and professional insights and gain experience by working in a variety of cultural and community settings. The SCOPE program is designed to help cultivate health care professionals who are caring, socially responsible and capable of behaving as patient advocates in all practice environments. The SCOPE service-learning model helps to enable 1) development of relationships and interactions with others, 2) the defining of community, and 3) the maintenance of a balance between personal and professional life. It also aims at developing student cultural competence, communication skills, and enabling a sense of "giving back" to the community as a crucial part of professional development. Course goals include the following: creating an atmosphere of community-minded oral-health professionals; creating more empathic, personally committed dentists; and improving the willingness of students to treat underserved and at-risk patients. The mission and goals also reflect the fostering and development of some of the fifteen core skills identified by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. These skills are considered minimally necessary for health professionals to effectively meet the needs of the public and include the following*: caring for the community's health; promoting healthy lifestyles; participating in racially and culturally diverse society; understanding the role of the physical environment; involving patients and families in the decision-making process; continuing to learn; improving the health care system; and developing cultural competence.
Academic Career: Dental Medicine
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Grad HSU Basis

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