Ethics, advertising and the definition of a profession.

Dyer, Allen R.

doi:10.1136/jme.11.2.72

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“…Some countries have given limited freedom to dentists to advertise their practices within legal limits, though in India, the rules are quite strict in this regard. The question is not whether doctors should be allowed to advertise, but what is the trade-off for a strictly economic analysis of professional activities (Dyer, 1985). In other words, advertising is permissible, so long as it keeps in mind the ethical norms to be followed.…”

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Is Advertising by Dental Professionals Having a Negative Impact on Consumers?: The Perspectives of Indian Consumers

Dable¹,

Musani²,

Wasnik³

et al. 2014

Health Marketing Quarterly

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Advertising by dentists is a controversial issue. Many feel that advertising is necessary for creating dental awareness, whereas, many others feel that it should be banned to keep intact the ethical aspect of the profession, which aims at serving the community. This study explores consumers' ideas about advertising. A total of 562 respondents from various parts of India participated in this study. The response rate was 46.83%. The data were analyzed by applying the chi-square test of association and the Z test of difference between two proportions at 5% and 1% level of significance (i.e., p<.05 and p<.01).

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Advertising by Dental Professionals Having a Negative Impact on Consumers?: The Perspectives of Indian Consumers

Dable¹,

Musani²,

Wasnik³

et al. 2014

Health Marketing Quarterly

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“…Technical occupations and skilled labor do not meet the requirements of a profession as defined here. Indeed, there exists a considerable body of writing that differentiates technical occupations and trades from professions (e.g., Dyer, 1985;Friedson, 1970;Larson, 1977;Haskell, 1977) and this literature dates back to even far earlier times (cf. Friedson, 1986).…”

Section: Professional Associations Exist That Perform Three Key Functmentioning

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Perspectives on specialization in school psychology training and practice

Reynolds

2011

Psychology in the Schools

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School psychology is a professional practice specialty in the broader field of the profession of psychology. As such, the discipline of school psychology must meet certain standards and criteria to retain its identity and official designation as a professional specialty. Likewise, practitioners of school psychology are professionals themselves and must meet standards and criteria of preparation and continuing education to maintain their professional status. The growth of knowledge and the demands being made on school psychologists to acquire a broad range of knowledge and skills in sufficient depth to allow competent practice is outstripping the reasonableness of training in the field, which assumes that school psychologists should be competent to practice in all areas of practice demand. Specialization within the field of school psychology, a de facto but officially unrecognized occurrence in many areas for at least several decades, offers a solution to this dilemma of training and practice and should be formally recognized and promoted by the profession. C 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.School psychology was one of the originally designated areas of professional specialization and practice within the broader field of psychology. To maintain its designation as a professional specialty, the discipline of school psychology must pass review (currently every 7 years) by the Council on the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), the organization designated by the federal government as the body to accredit doctoral training programs in psychology. School psychology, however, is practiced primarily at the level of the nondoctoral professional, but this does not, and cannot, lead to less attendance to the characteristics of a profession and professional preparation in school psychology. Nevertheless, nondoctoral training has always faced a special set of challenges in the preparation of school psychologists as competent, independent practitioners.Professions have been defined for several hundred years and in different ways (e.g., Friedson, 1986, Dezalay & Sugarman, 1995. However, there are clear, common elements to the approach to defining a profession and distinguishing professions from other forms of work. A profession is an occupationally related social institution with at least five major characteristics: 1. A profession obtains a high level of public trust. People come to us to seek out our opinions on matters of great importance in their lives and trust us to have the training and expertise to answer their questions in ways that are beneficial and reflect the underlying science of the profession. 2. A profession provides essential services to society. School psychologists provide a service that is considered essential to our society (not necessarily to all societies or even subcultures within our larger culture-there are organized groups and subcultures in the United States that are adamantly opposed to psychology in general and that ar...

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“…Current fi nancial considerations challenge this relationship. Patients have become ' consumers ' ; doctors have become ' providers ' , healthcare has become a commodity, and ' third parties ' , including insurance companies and social service agencies, have become part of the equation (Dyer, 1985). Some physicians dispense devices along with their services (e.g.…”

Section: Distrust and The Commercialized Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%