Dental Ethics

Question 1

Basic principals of ethics

Answer 1

Rules or principals that govern proper conduct.

Question 2

Regard for self-determination (autonomy)

Answer 2

This includes the right to privacy, freedom of choice, and the acceptance of responsibility for ones actions.

Question 3

To “do no harm” (nonmaleficence)

Answer 3

Comes from Hippocrates dictate to do no harm. It is the most basic element of morality and it relates to all interpersonal and professional behavior.

Question 4

Promotion of bell-being (beneficence)

Answer 4

Based on the idea that actions are ethical as long as they will benefit a person or community.

Question 5

HIPAA

Answer 5

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996.

It requires that the transactions of all patient healthcare information be formatted in a standardized electronic form. HIPAA encompasses privacy requirements that can be broken down into three types: privacy standards, patients rights, administrative requirements.