Professionalism & Ethics Flashcards
What are the 9 GDC standards for dental professionals?
- Put patient’s interests first
- Communicate effectively with patients
- Obtain valid consent
- Protect patient information
- Have a clear and easy complaints procedure
- Work with colleagues in patient’s best interests
- Maintain, develop and work within own skills
- Raise concerns if patients are at risk
- Behave professionally and maintain patient confidence in you and the profession
What is Diversity?
Diversity is to do with acknowledgement of alterity among people in terms of their community, culture, beliefs, life experiences and individuality
What is Equality?
Equality is to do with fairness of opportunity and observing the right of people so that their alterity is not discriminated against
What is Equity?
Treating people justly does not mean treating everyone identically, if it disregards features of diversity that can place people at an unfair advantage in society
Everyone gets what they need- understanding the barriers, circumstances and conditions
What are the 9 protected characteristics?
Sexual orientation
Sex
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage and civil partner ship
Pregnancy and maternity
Race and ethnicity
Religion and belief
Age
What is the definition of a disabled person (equality act 2010)?
Has a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has substantial and long-term adverse effects on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
What is direct discrimination?
Treating people less favourable because of a protected characteristic
What is indirect discrimination?
Putting people with a protected characteristic at an unfair advantage
What is harassment?
Through violating a person’s dignity, or a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment
What is victimisation?
Detriment to a person who is making use of the Equality Act 2010 or is thought to be doing so
What are the 4 pillars of ethics?
Non-maleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Patient Autonomy
