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| As dental hygienists, we are a community of professionals devoted to the prevention of disease and the promotion and improvement of the public's health. We are preventive oral health professionals who provide educational, clinical, and therapeutic services to the public. We strive to live meaningful, productive, satisfying lives that simultaneously serve us, our profession, our society, and the world. Our actions, behaviors, and attitudes are consistent with our commitment to public service. We endorse and incorporate the Code into our daily lives. |
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The purpose of a professional code of ethics is to achieve high levels of ethical consciousness, decision making, and practice by the members of the profession. Specific objectives of the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics are
- to increase our professional and ethical consciousness and sense of ethical responsibility.
- to lead us to recognize ethical issues and choices and to guide us in making more informed ethical decisions.
- to establish a standard for professional judgment and conduct.
- to provide a statement of the ethical behavior the public can expect from us.
The Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics is meant to influence us throughout our careers. It stimulates our continuing study of ethical issues and challenges us to explore our ethical responsibilities. The Code establishes concise standards of behavior to guide the public's expectations of our profession and supports existing dental hygiene practice, laws, and regulations. By holding ourselves accountable to meeting the standards stated in the Code, we enhance the public's trust on which our professional privilege and status are founded.
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| Our beliefs, principles, values, and ethics are concepts reflected in the Code. They are the essential elements of our comprehensive and definitive code of ethics, and are interrelated and mutually dependent. |
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· Conviction or acceptance that certain things are real or true
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· Rules of conduct
· A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based |
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· Beliefs and attitudes that motivate one’s behavior |
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· Serves as a guide for conduct and thought
· Often concerns manners about which the law has no concern
· Moral duties and obligations
· Are based in theory |
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| Dental Hygiene Basic Beliefs |
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- The services we provide contribute to the health and well being of society.
- Our education and licensure qualify us to serve the public by preventing and treating oral disease and helping individuals achieve and maintain optimal health.
- Individuals have intrinsic worth, are responsible for their own health, and are entitled to make choices regarding their health.
- Dental hygiene care is an essential component of overall healthcare and we function interdependently with other healthcare providers.
- All people should have access to healthcare, including oral healthcare.
- We are individually responsible for our actions and the quality of care we provide.
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| Fundamental Principles include: |
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1. Universality
2. Complementerity
3. ethics
4. community
5. responsibility |
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1. individual autonomy and respect for human beings
2. Confidentiality
3. Societal trust
4. Nonmalefecence
5. Benefience
6. Justice/fairness
7. Veracity |
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| We have standards of professional responsibility to: |
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1. Ourselves as individuals
2. ourselves as professionals
3. Our friends and family
4. Clients
5. Colleagues
6. employees and employers
7. Dental hygiene profession
8. Community and society
9. scientific investigation |
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| The principle of universality assumes that- |
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if one individual judges an action to be right or wrong in a given situation, other people considering the same action in the same situation would make the same judgment. |
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| The principle of complementarity assumes |
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| the existence of an obligation to justice and basic human rights. It requires us to act toward others in the same way they would act toward us if roles were reversed. In all relationships, it means considering the values and perspective of others before making decisions or taking actions affecting them. |
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| the general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior within society. As generally accepted actions, they can be judged by determining the extent to which they promote good and minimize harm. compel us to engage in health promotion/disease prevention activities. |
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| This principle expresses our concern for the bond between individuals, the community, and society in general. It leads us to preserve natural resources and inspires us to show concern for the global environment. |
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is central to our ethics. We recognize that there are guidelines for making ethical choices and accept _____for knowing and applying them. We accept the consequences of our actions or the failure to act and are willing to make ethical choices and publicly affirm them.
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Individual autonomy and respect for human beings
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People have the right to be treated with respect. They have the right to informed consent prior to treatment, and they have the right to full disclosure of all relevant information so that they can make informed choices about their care. |
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| We respect the privacy of client information and relationships as a demonstration of the value we place on individual autonomy. We acknowledge our obligation to justify any violation of a confidence. |
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We value client trust and understand that public trust in our profession is based on our actions and behavior.
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We accept our fundamental obligation to provide services in a manner that protects all clients and minimizes harm to them and others involved in their treatment.
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