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Ethics in Dentistry: Part III – Ethical Decision-making

Course Number: 546

References / Additional Resources

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  2. ADEA policy statements. J Dent Educ 78:1057, 2014. Accessed November 2024

  3. ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation Educational Standards. Accessed November 2024.

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  6. American Association of Critical Care Nurses: AACN public policy position statement: moral distress, Aliso Viejo, CA, 2008.

  7. Murray JS. Moral Courage in Healthcare: Acting Ethically Even in the Presence of Risk. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 15:3, 2010.

  8. Beauchamp TL, Childress J. Principles of Biomedical Ethics 8th edition. New York. Oxford University Press. 2019.

  9. Beemsterboer PL. Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene 3rd edition. St. Louis. Elsevier. 2017.

  10. Jonsen A, Siegler M, Winslade, W. Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine. 8th edition. New York. McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.

  11. Ozar D, Sokol DJ, Patthoff D, Dental Ethics at Chairside: Professional Obligations and Practical Applications, 3rd edition. Washington DC. Georgetown University Press 2018.

  12. Rule J, Veatch R. Ethical Questions in Dentistry Second Ed. Chicago. Quintessence 2004.

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