ABSTRACT
Professional collaboration is a key component of patient care and a source of fulfilment for oral health care providers. However, reports of incivility in employment as well as education are increasing impacting individuals in all settings including patients. Uncivil behavior implies a disregard for others and creates an atmosphere of disrespect, conflict, and stress. In contrast, civility towards others implies polite, respectful behavior towards others. This short report presents case studies in dental hygiene clinical practice and in dental hygiene education with strategies for approaching uncivil behavior.
Subject(s)
Incivility , Humans , Incivility/prevention & control , Dental Hygienists/education , Dental Hygienists/psychology , Interprofessional Relations , Male , FemaleABSTRACT
Ethics education has been a required part of accreditation standards for dental and dental hygiene programs since the 19lJs. The dominant approach uses a combination of lectures and small, case-based seminars to teach ethical principles and provide practice in decision-making procedures to reason through dilemmas where there are several "right" ways to act. Detail is provided about three such programs.
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Ethics, Dental/education , Professionalism/education , Professionalism/ethics , Clinical Decision-Making/ethics , Students, DentalABSTRACT
The ethical responsibility to provide access to care as part of professionalism is explored. Several suggestions for positioning dental education to enhance the public service side of professionalism are presented prior to admission to dental school, during dental school, and after dental school. All three areas hold possibilities for dental education to instill and advocate for the public service aspect of professionalism.
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Education, Dental/methods , Ethics, Dental/education , Health Services Accessibility/ethics , American Dental Association , Codes of Ethics , Humans , Professional Role , Public Health Dentistry/education , School Admission Criteria , Schools, Dental/organization & administration , Social Justice , United States , VolunteersABSTRACT
Academic integrity continues to be of concern in higher education as the data from undergraduate schools shows an increasing prevalence of cheating behaviors and changing values of students who are entering dental education. The use of honor codes has been reported to positively influence the attitudes and behaviors of students. This paper discusses the elements of an effective and valid honor code and its possible role in enhancing the dental school environment.
