DHY 255 - Dental Ethics and Jurisprudence

2. Compare and contrast the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics with the Hippocratic Oath.

3. Employ the proper safeguards for maintaining the confidentiality of patient records.

4. Correlate the principles of prudent practice with the prevention of lawsuits.

5. Compare and contrast the various types of law applicable to dentistry.

6. List the legal functions of a dental hygienist in Michigan and the level of supervision required for each function.

7.  Locate the Michigan Administrative Rules for Dentistry and the Public Health Code on the State of Michigan’s website.

8.  Accurately interpret the Michigan Administrative Rules for Dentistry and the Public Health Code.

9.  State the patient’s responsibilities when receiving oral care.

10.  Identify the strategies that can be used to identify and reduce risk in the dental practice.

11.  Define HIPAA and describe it’s applications for the dental office.

12.  Describe the difference between conscious and unconscious bias in the dental practice setting.

13.  Develop strategies for the ethical management of implicit and explicit bias in the dental practice setting.

14. Consider the context, costs, benefits and consequences of potential solutions to problems or issues. 

15. Identify ethical dilemmas associated with environmental, social or cultural issues. 
Course Outline:

I. Ethics

A. Ethical Principles and Values               

1. Definitions            

B. Social Responsibility and Justice

1. Access to Care

C. Codes of Ethics 

1. Definition

2. Development of Ethical Codes

   1. Hippocratic Oath

3. ADA /ADHA Codes of Ethics

D. Ethical Decision Making 

1. Ethical Dilemmas

2. Ethical Decision-Making Model

         E.  Implicit and Explicit Bias 

II. Law                                        

A. Society and the State Dental Practice Act 

1. State Dental Practice Act

   1. Purpose

   2. Violations

2. Statutory Law

3. Scope of Practice

   1. Supervision

4. Types of Licensure

   1. Licensure by Endorsement

B. Dental Hygienist-Patient Relationship 

1. Types of Law

   1. Civil Law

   2. Contract Law

   3. Tort Law

   4. Negligence

2. Informed Consent

3. Types of Consent

4. Preventing a Lawsuit

a. Legal responsibilities of the health care provider

b. Reasonably prudent practitioner

c. Records - Confidentiality                                          

         5. Patient’s Responsibilities

         6. Terminating the relationship with the patient

C. Risk Management 

D. HIPAA 

Small Group Discussion:  20-40%

Video:  10-20 %
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
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