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Short1, Michelle Irving1, Marc Tennant2 and John  \nGilroy1  \n1 Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2006, Australia, email: [cathryn.forsyth@sydney.edu.au](cathryn.forsyth@sydney.edu.au)  \n2 International Research Collaborative, Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia,  \n35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia  \nIndigenous people in Australia experience considerably more dental and medical ill-health than nonIndigenous people. Cultural competence of dental and medical teams is crucial in the delivery of services to address these health disparities. Traditionally, cultural training has been incorporated later in health education curricula, resulting in students perceiving Indigenous health to be less important, relevant or useful in their future careers. Higher education institutions struggle to incorporate Indigenous culture into curricula to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous peoples and to increase cultural competence of staff and students. This study explores how a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers navigated the cultural interface to develop an Indigenous curricula model for dental and, potentially, medical programs in Australia. A team of Indigenous and nonIndigenous oral health, dental and social science researchers, together with a Cultural Competence Curriculum Review Reference Group comprising Indigenous and non-Indigenous members, successfully navigated the cultural interface. Collaborations between the reference group and research team at each phase of this research ensured authentication and validity of the data. This study highlights the importance of employing Indigenous methodologies when conducting Indigenous research to improve dental and medical health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.  \nKeywords: Indigenous methodologies, dental, medical, Indigenous health outcomes  \nIntroduction  \nHistorical foundations of dental and medical education and research have been developed in accordance with Western philosophy. Non-Indigenous researchers have considered Indigenous (refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) knowledges as second-rate, describing themselves as the producers of knowledge (Moreton-Robinson, 2004) . Dental and medical sciences within universities have focused on modern and industrialised concepts based on assumptions about the superiority of Western culture, with the majority of historical social science publications focusing on ancient societies or remote Indigenous communities (Connell, 2007). Cultural training has traditionally been incorporated in the final stages of health education curricula, resulting in students perceiving Indigenous health to be less important, relevant or useful in their future careers (Chun, 2010) . Universities Australia delivered several reviews, prompting higher education initiatives to improve the delivery of Indigenous curricula in all Australian universities (Universities Australia, 2011a; 2011b) .  \nThe Indigenous concept of health is holistic, with self-determination being central to the provision of Indigenous health services. Health care for Indigenous peoples should acknowledge that experiences of trauma and loss have greatly contributed to the impairment of Indigenous culture, health and wellbeing, and consequently shape provision of future Indigenous health care. Recognition of existing colonial ways, power imbalances and dominant or oppressive policies within the health care system aid in understanding Indigenous perspectives (Martin, 2003). University curricula, teaching methodologies and research endeavours have a history of development that contributed to the dispossession of Indigenous peoples (Williamson & Dalal, 2007) .  \nEducational institutions, health care services and government departments have been established wi","cbCaivrOYuVwkq9x","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivrOYuVwkq9x","pdf",391937,17,"English","# Introduction\n## Historical foundations and cultural training\n## Indigenous concept of health and colonial context\n## Cultural competence and Indigenous sovereignty","[{\"question\":\"Why is cultural competence important in dental and medical service delivery for Indigenous peoples?\",\"answer\":\"Because Indigenous people experience significantly more dental and medical ill-health, cultural competence helps teams address health disparities through responsive practice in diverse cultural settings.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem does the study address in higher education curricula?\",\"answer\":\"Traditional cultural training is often added late in curricula, leading students to view Indigenous health as less important or relevant, while universities struggle to integrate Indigenous culture effectively.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the research team develop the Indigenous curricula model?\",\"answer\":\"A combined Indigenous and non-Indigenous research team worked with an Indigenous and non-Indigenous Cultural Competence Curriculum Review Reference Group, collaborating at each research phase to support authentication and validity of the data.\"}]","Employing Indigenous methodologies to transform dental and medical education - academic article | PDF",1792078756,43]