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Ch 4 dental ethics
dental ethics
Question | Answer |
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autonomy | self-determination |
beneficience | of benefit to the patient |
code of ethics | voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession |
confidentiality | never revealing any personal information about the patient |
ethics | moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct |
HIPPA | the health insuracne portability and accountability act of 1996; specifies federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a patient's healthcare information |
Justice | fair treatment of the patient |
Laws | minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession |
nonmaleficience | of no harm to the patient |
veracity | truthfulness; not lying to the patient |
refers to moral conduct ( right or wrong behavior, good and evil ) | ethics |
as a general rule, ethical standards are always of : | a higher order than minimal legal standards established by law |
A behavior can be ______ and still be _____, but it cannot be ____ and still be ________. | unethical, legal, illegal , ethical |
ethics refers to what you should do not: | what you must do |
What are voluntary standards that are set by members of the profession | written code of ethics |