ADA Principles Flashcards
Second Opinions
Nonmaleficence (adv)
Emergency Service
Justice
Competence:
Acquiring and maintaining the high level of special knowledge, technical ability, and professional behavior necessary for the practice of dentistry and for effective functioning in the dental education environment
Profession
Occupation involving relatively long and specialized preparation on the level of higher education
Qualities of a professional
- Respect for human beings
- Competent
- Integrity
Professionalism extends to include: (3)
conduct
aims
qualities
Community Service
Beneficence
Ethics:
: The moral principles or virtue that govern the character and conduct of an individual or grou
Top 10 ethical Issues in Dentistry
- Unethical or illegal use of auxiliaries
- Patients making bad choices for care
- Students “practicing” on patient
- Failing to refer
- Academic integrity
- Dealing with “bad” dentists
- Pressures in “corporate” dentistry
- Misleading advertising
- Letting insurance dominate
- Over treatment
Pt Autonomy
self-governance
Confidentiality of Patient Records within which Principle?
Autonomy
Patient Records
Autonomy
- Don’t recognize the ethical issue
- Defective reasoning
- Lack of clarity about professional obligations
why professionals sometimes fail
You cannot do any treatment without talking to your patient about it.
Autonomy
Don’t just give one option. No treatment is also an option.
Autonomy
Education- Keeping knowledge and skills current (competence)
Nonmaleficence
You cannot hold records as hostage for failure to pay. If the patient requests them, you must give it to him no matter what unless you want to get sued
Autonomy
Autonomy
Duty to respect the patient’s right to self-determination and confidentiality
Do NO harm
Nonmaleficence
Duty to protect the patient from harm
Nonmaleficence
Dental Amalgam and Other Restorative Materials
Veracity (adv)
Consultation and Referral
Nonmaleficence
dentistry is self-regulating falls under the category of ..?
Beneficence
Personal Impairment
Nonmaleficence
Ability to Practice–> Contracts disease/becomes impaired…limit activities to those areas that do not endanger
Nonmaleficence (adv)
May provide expert testimony when is essential to just and fair disposition of a judicial or administrative action
Justice
Do not tell a patient that you need to remove an amalgam restoration for the purpose of removing a toxic substance from the body
Veracity
Postexposure, Bloodborne Pathogens
Nonmaleficence
Primary obligation is service to the patient and public at large
Beneficence
i. Inform patient
ii. Refer
iii. Provide information
iv. Submit to testing
Nonmaleficence
Personal Relationships with Patients
Nonmaleficence
Use of Auxiliary Personnel
Nonmaleficence
Your obligation to inform a patient if you have some sort of bloodborne pathogen IF that patient was exposed to it.
Nonmaleficence
Duty to promote the patient’s welfare
Beneficence
Government of a Profession
Beneficence
Research and Development
Beneficence
Abuse and Neglect ; and reporting abuse and neglect
Beneficence (adv)
Representation of Care
Veracity
duty to treat people fairly
Justice
Furnishing copies or records within which Principle?
Autonomy
Professional Demeanor in the Workplace
Beneficence
Dental Procedures- Do not claim you did an MOD composite to an insurance company when you just did an Occlusal composite
Veracity (adv)
COMPETENT and TIMELY delivery of dental care within the bounds of clinical circumstances, consideration needs, desires, values of patient
Beneficence