Equality in the Dental Practice

Question 1

What is Diveristy?

Answer 1

• Acknowledging people in terms of their community, culture, beliefs, life experiences, individuality as opposed to we are all the same

Question 2

What is Equality?

Answer 2

Equality is to do with fairness of opportunity and observing the rights of people so that their alterity is not discriminated against

Question 3

what is Equity?

Answer 3

• Everyone gets what they need, understanding the barriers , circumstances and conditions

Question 4

What act is in place for workplaces so people are not discriminated against with protected characteristics?

Answer 4

• Equality act 2010

Question 5

What is direct discrimination?

Answer 5

• Treating people less favourably because of a protected characteristic

Question 6

What is indirect discrimination?

Answer 6

• Putting people with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage

Question 7

What is Associative discrimination?

Answer 7

• because of another person’s protected characteristic

Question 8

What is perceived discrimination/

Answer 8

when it is believed that a person has a protected characteristic

Question 9

What is harrassment?

Answer 9

through violating a person’s dignity, or a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating, or offensive environment

Question 10

What is victimisation?

Answer 10

detriment to a person who is making use of the Equality Act 2010 or is thought to be doing so

Question 11

In order to defend against a claim against discrimination in a practice what is needed to be established?

Answer 11

• Equal opportunities Policy
• Staff must be trained on this policy

Without it you can’t defend a claim against discirmination