Ethical dilemmas among dental professionals in Davangere city- a cross-sectional survey.

نویسندگان

  • S G Priyanka
  • Hitashi Singla
  • Denzy Lawrence
  • D J Veeresh
چکیده

To determine the ethical problems faced by dental practitioners, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, College of Dental Sciences and private dental clinics in the city of Davangere. A questionnaire with close-ended questions on eight scenarios was administered to the 135 study participants. In the case of scenario 1, 81.4% of the participants said that the doctor had violated the principle of truthfulness. As for scenario 2, less than 50% of the participants replied that the doctor had breached ethical principles. In case scenario 3, 93% felt that the doctor should have taken the physician's opinion before extracting a tooth. Most dental practitioners faced ethical dilemmas because of the lack of awareness, and there is a need to introduce certain programmes to promote knowledge of ethics.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of medical ethics

دوره 1 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016