dental ethics 3

relationships between dentists have generally been considered unethical if

• 2 things

• paying or receiving any fee or nay other consideration solely to procure the referral of a patient (free-splitting)

• luring patients from colleagues

true or false

in the Hippocratic tradition of dental ethics dentist owe special respect to their teachers and they owe a debt of gratitude

true

what body should be able to raise concerns about teachers

dental student associations may be able to raise concerns about ethical issues in dental education

• not all means of maximising income even if legal are considered ethical

• what s fee-splitting

involves payment from one dentist to another simply for referring a patient is forbidden in codes of ethics

dentistry is a self regulating profession

dental profession has established

high standards of behaviour and disciplinary procedures o investigate accusations of misbehaviour to punish wrongdoers

what is emphasised in codes of dental ethics

the obligation to report incompetence misconduct or impairment on the part of ones colleagues

what is the first step in reporting misconduct

to approach the colleague and say his behaviour is unethical

what should you have basic familiarity with

with research methods

all aspects of dental practice should be validated by

research

most common method of research for comparing and evaluating drugs is what

clinical trials

what are the 4 stages of clinical trial research

Phase one research: determine what dosage of a

drug is required to produce a response how the

body processes the drug, and whether the drug

produces toxic effects.

• Phase two: patients who have the disease

and determine whether the drug has any

beneficial effect on the disease and has any

harmful side effects

• Phase three research is the clinical trial: large

number of patients, compared to placebo

(double blinded)

• Phase four research takes place after the drug is

licensed and marketed. monitored for side

effects

what happens to every proposal for research on human subjects

must be reviewed and approved by an independent ethics committee

informed consent

Nuremberg Code :

the voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential

informed consent

the research subject

should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved

in clinical trials the dentists role is different from the researches role why

the dentist role must take presentence

only …… of the global research funding is spent on health problems that affect 90% of the world

10%