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Ethical Rules For Dentists: (Prescribed by DCI)

1) Dentists have duties to their patients to be courteous, establish a good reputation, not let personal factors interfere with care, and keep patient information confidential. 2) Dentists have duties to other dentists to cherish colleagues, not disparage them, make arrangements when covering for others, and institute correct treatment without criticism if consulting on a case. 3) Dentists have duties to the public to assume a leadership role on dental health matters. Unethical practices include using unregistered staff, falsifying documents, accepting commissions, and advertising to solicit patients.

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Ethical Rules For Dentists: (Prescribed by DCI)

1) Dentists have duties to their patients to be courteous, establish a good reputation, not let personal factors interfere with care, and keep patient information confidential. 2) Dentists have duties to other dentists to cherish colleagues, not disparage them, make arrangements when covering for others, and institute correct treatment without criticism if consulting on a case. 3) Dentists have duties to the public to assume a leadership role on dental health matters. Unethical practices include using unregistered staff, falsifying documents, accepting commissions, and advertising to solicit patients.

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ETHICAL RULES FOR DENTISTS

(Prescribed by DCI)

Khushi Desai
IIIrd BDS
Roll No: 808
DUTIES OF A DENTIST

Duties to their Patients

Duties towards other Dentists

Duties to the public


DUTIES TO THEIR PATIENTS
She should establish a well
Every dentist should be She should observe
merited reputation for
courteous, sympathetic, punctuality in fulfilling her
professional ability &
friendly and helpful appointments
fidelity.

The welfare of the patient


A dentist should not permit consideration of religion,
should be conserve to the
nationality, race, party politics or social standing to
utmost of the
intervene between her duties and her patients.
practitioner’s ability

Information of personal nature which maybe learned about or directly from a patient
in the course of dental practice should be kept in the utmost confidence. It is also the
obligation of the dentist to see that her auxiliary staff observe this rule.
DUTIES TOWARDS OTHER DENTISTS
A dentist called upon in an
When the dentist is entrusted
Every dentist should emergency to treat the patient of
with the care of the patient of
cherish a proper pride in another dentist, should when the
another, during sickness or
his/her colleagues & not emergency is provided for, retire
absence, mutual arrangement
disparage them either by in favour of the regular dentist but
should be made regarding
act or words. shall be entitled to charge the
remuneration.
patient for her services.

If the dentist is consulted by the patient of


another dentist and the former finds that
the patient is suffering from previous faulty
treatment it is her duty to institute correct
treatment at once with as little comment as
possible and in such manner as to avoid
reflection on her predecessor.
DUTIES TOWARDS THE PUBLIC

Dentist has to assume a


leadership role in the
community on matters
related to dental health.
UNETHICAL PRACTICES
Practice by unregistered persons employed by the dentist.

Dentist signed under her name and authority issuing any certificate which is untrue,
misleading or improper.

Use of bogus diplomas, etc.

Paying or accepting commissions.

Allowing commission
UNETHICAL PRACTICES
Dentist advertising weather directly, or indirectly for the purpose of obtaining patients or
promoting her own professional advantages.

Undercutting of charges in order to solicit patients.

If the planned treatment is beyond the dentist’s skill, the patient is not referred to a
consultant.

In case of an emergency consultation during the temporary absence of patient’s dentist,


temporary service is provided and the patient is not sent back.

If consulted, the dentist accepts charge of the case without request of the referring
dentist.
THANK YOU!

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