This Project Grant award of $624,236, provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research (CFDA 93.121) program, supports research to disrupt implicit bias in dental clinical decision-making and mitigate its effect on the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in the dentist-scientist workforce.
The key objectives are to: 1) assess the impact of implicit bias on oral healthcare clinician decision-making and the recruitment/retention of a diverse oral health research workforce; and 2) implement implicit bias interventions for dentists and provide psychosocial support for underrepresented trainees to advance oral health equity. The research leverages a mixed methods approach, including randomized clinical vignette studies and focus groups with underrepresented undergraduate students in dental research pathway programs. A $260,000 sub-award has been granted to New York University School of Medicine to collaborate on this project. Collectively, these research and diversity, equity, and inclusion activities aim to address the significant public health challenge of implicit bias and its detrimental effect on oral healthcare and the dental science workforce.
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