Recommended Resources & Reading

As part of CDHA’s commitment to building health-promoting relationships, we encourage you to explore the following websites and resources prior to attending the summit and to draw on them regularly after our gathering is over. Use these resources to pave a road to allyship, establish your foundational knowledge, enhance your understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and enrich your learning experience.

After delving into the readings and resources, you may wish to consider making a donation to the following charities addressing issues of inclusion and antiracism in Canadian society:

Consider donating to:

• Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
• Canadian Race Relations Foundation
• Indigenous Dental Association of Canada
• Winnipeg Indigenous Friendship Centre Inc.
• Safer Spaces Canada

Recommended Reading

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

• Anti-Asian racism
• A brief history of race relations in Canada (2020)
• Creating a transgender inclusive workplace (2022)
• Disability and accessibility (2023)
• Indigenous inclusion (2022)
• LGBTQ2S+ inclusion (2022)
• Mental health in the workplace (2022)
• Neurodiversity (2023)
• Racism and anti-Black racism (2023)
• Recruiting and retaining young professionals (2022)

Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene

• The impact of culture on new Asian immigrants’ access to oral health care: a scoping review (2023)
• “Trans-forming” dental practice norms: Exploring transgender identity and oral health implications (2022)
• Developing a land-based oral health promotion project with an Indigenous community in northern British Columbia, Canada (2022)
• Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to develop an oral hygiene self-care intervention for Punjabi immigrant adults: an illustrative example (2022)
• Exploring access in a volunteer free-service dental clinic (2021)
• My preferred pronoun is she: Understanding transgender identity and oral health care needs (2019)
• Understanding the factors influencing the Aboriginal health care experience (2018)
• The use of language interpreters for immigrant clients in a dental hygiene clinic (2018)
• Queering the healthcare system: Experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community (2017)

Canadian Society for Disability & Oral Health

• Dental treatment case complexity assessment tool
• Dental patient with special healthcare needs

Recommended Learning

Online Course

• The Path: Your Journey through Indigenous Canada
• Le parcours: Votre voyage au sein du Canada autochtone

CDHA is proud to partner with NVision Insight Group to bring you this online course which meets various Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action for Canadians. It will help you establish foundational learning and support Indigenous peoples in achieving optimal health and wellness.

The Path (Le parcours) is a recommended prerequisite for the presentation on Building Indigenous Intercultural Capacity from 8:30 to 10:00 am on Saturday, October 21. The course will be available for registration only until October 31 and must be completed by this date.

Additional Resources

• ABOUTFACE^®: Dentistry and Trauma-Informed Care
• British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard
• CADTH: Building Inclusive Health Care Services (2020)
• Canadian Race Relations Foundation
• CCDI: Glossary of Terms
• Government of Canada: Gender Identity (Section 9.6)
• Government of Canada: Jordan’s Principle
• Jordan’s Principle and Children With Disabilities and Special Needs: A Resource Guide
• Non-Insured Health Benefits Program: Dental Benefits Guide
• Safer Spaces: 2S-LGBTQ+ Resources
• The Story of Africville
• Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
• Video: Introducing the Science of Racism

The information provided on this webpage is intended to complement the summit program. The resources and reading above contain information that may be disturbing to some individuals, especially to residential school survivors. If you or someone you know is triggered by the content on this webpage, please call the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 (toll-free) or connect with a mental health professional through Wellness Together Canada at 1-866-585-0445 (toll-free).