Course Review- L1 Flashcards
Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity:
Ethics
Acquiring and maintaining the high level of special knowledge, technical ability, and professional behavior necessary necessary for the provision of clinical care to patients and for effective functioning in the dental education environment:
Competence
Demonstrating consistency and even-handedness in dealings with others:
Fairness
Being honest and demonstrating congruence between one’s values, words and actions:
Integrity
Being accountable for one’s actions and recongizing and acting upon the special obligations to others that one assumes in joining a profession:
Responsibility
Honoring the worth of others:
Respect
Acting for the benefit of patients and the public we serve and approaching those served with compassion:
Service-mindedness
The ADA Statement on Professionalism includes: (6)
- Competence
- Fairness
- Integrity
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Service-mindedness
“Self-governance” - the denstist has the duty to respect the patient’s right to self-determinatino and confidentiality:
patient autonomy
“Do no harm” - the dentist has the duty to refrain from harming the patient:
Nonmaleficence
“Do good” - the dentist has the duty to promote the patient’s welfare
Beneficience
“fairness” - the dentist has the duty to treat people fairly:
Justice
“truthfullness” - the dentist has the duty to communicate truthfully:
Veracity
-treating patients with dignity and respect
-encouraging patient participating and decision-making
-communicating with patients about their clinical condition and treatment options
-providing patients with information in a format that they can understand so they can participate in decision-making
These are all components of:
Person-centered care
List the social determinants of health: (5)
- Education access & quality
- Healthcare access & quality
- Neighborhood & built environment
- Social & community context
- Economic stability
