Equality & Diversity

Question 1

What act is most relevant to equality and diversity in dentistry?

Answer 1

Equality Act 2010

Question 2

What does the Equality Act 2010 impact on?

Answer 2

• fairness of access to health services
• responsibilities of employers in discrimination
• descrimination by employers against staff

Question 3

What is diversity?

Answer 3

the acknowledgement of alterity among people in terms of their community, culture, beliefs, life experiences and individuality

Question 4

What is the difference between equality and equity?

Answer 4

equality involves everyone being treated the same, equity involves treating people differently so they can access the same experiences and opportunities

Question 5

What are the 9 diversity strands detailed by the Equality Act 2010?

Answer 5

• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• race and ethnicity
• religion and belief
• sex
• sexual orientation

Question 6

What are the 7 types of discrimination?

Answer 6

• direct
  
  • treating someone less favourably
  • due to protected characteristic
• indirect
  
  • people with protected characteristic
  • put at an unfair disadvantage
• associative
  
  • because of someone else’s characteristic
• perceived
  
  • believed they have a protected characteristic
• harassment
  
  • violating a persons dignity
  • degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating
  • offensive environment
• victimisation
  
  • detriment to person making use of the act
• instruction to discriminate