 |
| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Dental ethics for the 21st century: learning from the Charter on Medical Professionalism.
Full Abstract
At chairside the dentist is obligated to act primarily in the patients' interests, to fully and honestly inform patients, enable them to make their own treatment choices, and provide competent, continually improving care. Dentists must also recognize that they have a responsibility to reduce existing barriers to access to care in their communities. These long-standing principles of health care practice have found a new expression in the "Charter of Medical Professionalism." The charter is the work of an international consortium that has reviewed the applicability of existing ethical standards to the challenges facing 21st century practitioners and has revised and restated the fundamental principles of ethical health care practice to effectuate a code of conduct for the new century. The author will review professional ethics in the context of the historical doctor-patient relationship, explore how the transition to modern treatment modalities has affected the professional-patient relationship, and will appraise the charter as a valuable resource in redefining dental professionalism for the future.
Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills
Author information
Author/s: Yeager, Arthur L (AL);
Affiliation: alyeager(-atsign-)aol.com
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: The Journal of the American College of Dentists (J Am Coll Dent), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 69 (issue 3) : pp 53-60
Dates: Created 2002/10/31; Completed 2003/01/21; Revised 2005/11/16;
PMID: 12407998, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.
External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):
Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.
This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.
MeSH headings (categories)
This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.
|
|
Related articles
This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.
See a large map of 100+ related articles.