Chapter 4 Dental Ethics

Autonomy (aw-TON-uh-mee)

• Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct

• Self-determination.

• Fair treatment of the patient.

• Truthfulness; not lying to the patient

Nonmaleficence

• Never reveal any personal information about the patient

• Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper
  conduct

• Of no harm to the patient

• Of benefit to the patient.

Code of ethics

• Fair treatment of the patient

• Of no harm to the patient

• required by law.

• Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession

Beneficence

• Of benefit to the patient

• Never revealing any personal information about the patient

• Minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a population or profession

• Truthfulness; not lying to the patient

Justice

• Fair treatment of the patient

• A type of food
• A brand of clothing
• A type of animal

HIPAA

• Never revealing any personal information about the patient

• High Intensity Physical Activity Association
• specifies federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a
  patient's healthcare information.t

• Hospital Insurance Policy and Assistance Act

Confidentiality

• Of benefit to the patient

• A measure of how data is shared with everyone
• Never revealing any personal information about the patient

• A measure of how data is duplicated

Laws

• Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct

• Minimum standards of behavior established by statutes for a
  population or profession

• A type of clothing
• A type of book

Veracity

• fraud

• Dishonesty
• Deception
• Truthfulness; not lying to the patient

Ethics

• Self-determination.

• A type of tree
• Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper
  conduct

• A mathematical formula