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Introduction
Ethics: The rules or principles, which govern right conduct; the science of moral obligation; a system of moral principles; and the morality of one's conduct towards others Ethical Standards: Correlation of ethical standards with high social status Conduct: How to perform for reaction, under certain circumstances (way to express behavior) Declaration: Very strong statement (stronger than code)
Everyday dentists are faced with situations that call for ethical judgment and behavior
Example Cases
Dr. Steven Gerrard has been in practice for 32 years, his older patients are quit happy from the services he provided and devotion, Jenifer Aniston 28 years female one of his patient clearly asked him for referral to orthodontist for correction of mild overbite, Dr. Gerrard refused to do that because he believed it is unnecessary
Example Cases
Dr. David Villa is a newly qualified endodontist, has just taken the practice of the only endodontist of a medium-sized community. During his first 3 months in practice he concerned about a significant number of patients referred by one of the general practice dentists show evidence of substandard treatment
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Historical Background
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Historical Background
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Intra-professional relations
A doctor should behave to colleagues as he would have
them to behave to him must not entice patients from his colleague Observation the principles of the Declaration of Geneva
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Adopted by the 18th World Medical Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, 1964 & as revised by the 29th World Medical Assembly, Tokyo, Japan, 1975
Historical Background
Hippocratic Oath (5th Century BC) Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics Declaration of Helsinki (1964) Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI): International Principle of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1973)
Duties to community
Confidentiality Relations between colleagues of the medical profession
References
American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional conduct: January 2005. FDI World Dental Federation: Dental Ethics Manual: 2007.