Dental Diversity AND Cultural acceptance
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Our goal is to expand your team's understanding of different cultures to ensure a more cohesive work environment and increase the sense of acceptance by the patients.
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About Me
Tesha J Cagle RDH, PHDHP , CDP, the Dental Diversity Diva was born and raised in Trenton, NJ where she and her two sisters were the first African American children to integrate a small Catholic School called Immaculate Conception. At the age of 5 she was already keenly aware of her race and how it played a role in how she was treated. She faced some challenges during her 6 years at that school but as fate would have it, Immaculate Conception had a partnership program with a nearby Catholic school named Sister Georgine School which was a school for children with special needs. It was there that she learned to love and celebrate the differences in humanity. After high school and a short time as a certified nursing assistant, she began her path to her career as a registered dental hygienist, where again she was faced with being the only African American in her incoming class. Now with 10 years of clinical experience, her certification as a diversity professional, and her platform as a national speaker on diversity, inclusion and equity, she wants to ensure that the dental community is more inclusive and accepting of different cultures. Her goal is to reduce racial, gender, sexuality, age and disability bias in the hiring process, minimize tensions and incidents of harassment in the office, and increase the patients comfort and confidence in their providers cultural awareness and sensitivity.
