Whistleblowing in Dentistry: What are the Ethical Issues?

Baab, David A.; Ozar, David T.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1994.0264

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“…From about that time the terms 'justifiable criticism' or notification of 'gross and continual faulty treatment' were introduced. 5 By the late 1980s it was unacceptable to withhold information from the patient about their oral condition, including that which may reflect poor quality treatment.…”

Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Professional associations believe that it is preferable to deal internally with substandard dental work. 4,5 The code outlining ethical conduct for Queensland dentists 6 states that "[p]atients should be properly informed of their present oral health status, however, gratuitous and unnecessary disparaging comments about prior services should be avoided at all times". Moreover, "a dentist is obliged to report … grossly unethical or unprofessional conduct .…”

Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whilst the codes of conduct are designed to offer guidance, dentists continue to have difficulty in dealing with the evidence of substandard treatment by other dentists. [3][4][5] Dentists also report doubts about the value of such codes and the effectiveness of dental associations in dealing with dentists who violate the…”

Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethical Dilemmas Confronting Dentists in Queensland, Australia

Porter¹,

Grey²

2002

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: This paper details contemporary ethical dilemmas encountered by Queensland dentists. Methods: An age-stratified sample of 499 dentists resident in Queensland was surveyed. The questionnaire contained scenarios of five common ethical dilemmas.In addition, open-ended questions sought the respondent's most frequent, difficult and recent ethical dilemmas, and where they would seek guidance in dealing with ethical problems. Results: Respondents acknowledged the patient's rights in treatment decisions and the dentist's right to refuse demands for inappropriate treatment. However, responses varied in the extent to which dentists may influence treatment decisions. Few respondents would ignore evidence of poor dental treatment but they are evenly divided in choosing to inform the patient, the dentist or both. Poor quality treatment is the most frequent and difficult dilemma, and half have experienced this problem recently. Requests by patients for fraudulent receipts occur in a third of responses. Dentists develop ethical values from multiple sources but for help with dental ethical problems, 90 per cent of respondents would consult another dentist. Conclusions: Of the ethical dilemmas discussed in this survey, those relating to poor quality treatment confronted most respondents. Also the actions of dentists in dealing with these dilemmas were most varied.

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Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ethical Dilemmas In Dental Practice -The Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethical Dilemmas Confronting Dentists in Queensland, Australia

Porter¹,

Grey²

2002

Australian Dental Journal

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“…Savremeni kodeksi stomatološke prakse usmeravaju doktore stomatologije ka pružanju svih potrebnih informacija pacijentima, ali i ka izbegavanju kritikovanja svojih kolega pred njima i uopšteno u javnosti 33 . Što se tiče poslednjeg pitanja, najveći procenat ispitanika obeju grupa nije želeo da degradira kolegu, što je etički ispravno, pa je njihov odgovor glasio da stomatolog treba da porazgovara o problemu sa pacijentom i njegovim stomatologom.…”

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Examining dentists' attitudes about ethical principles in everyday practice

Šljivić¹,

Nikolić²,

Krunić³

2020

Acta stomatologica Naissi

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Introduction: Patient care, knowledge of medical law and compliance with the law contribute to more efficient dealing with the ethical dilemmas often faced by today's dentists. Moreover, when it comes to determining 'the best' dental treatment, patients also play a certain role. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes of Serbian dentists related to ethical dilemmas in everyday practice, so as to determine the factors that affect solving the dilemmas. Materials and methods: The paper was carried out as a cross-sectional study. The research included 88 respondents, 42 final year dentistry students at the Faculty of Medicine in Niš and the Faculty of Dentistry in Belgrade and 46 dentists from both private and state practice. The first part of the questionnaire included socio-demographic information on the respondents, and the second part consisted of 7 closed-ended questions about particular ethical dilemmas. Statistical analysis was done using Excel from Microsoft Office and SPSS, version 18.0. Results: There were no significant differences regarding the students and dentists' answers about individual ethical aspects, except for the domain of question 2b, whether the oral surgeon should have extracted both teeth on the patient's request, although the patient had a heart disease. A statistically significant difference was found (ch 2 =18,834, p<0,0001) regarding the dentists' answers in comparison with the students' answers. Conclusion: The knowledge about ethical principles of the majority of the respondents was satisfying. A smaller proportion of the respondents were not sufficiently aware of the importance of applying ethical principles in dental practice. Consequently, it is necessary to promote education programs about medical ethics for dentists and dentistry students.

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“…From about that time the term 'Justifiable criticism' or notification of gross and continual faulty treatment were introduced by American Dental Association (ADA) in 1975 [1]. Contemporary codes of practice, direct dentists to provide all necessary information but to refrain from disparaging other dentists publicly or to the patient [2].…”

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