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They will want to consider the professional implications of their decision. The dental professional has a duty to refrain from harming the patient. Ultimately, autonomy gives a patient the right to privacy, freedom of choice and acceptance of responsibility for one’s own actions.The dental professional should include the patient in treatment decisions while considering the patient’s needs, desires and abilities. All patients should receive the same quality of dental care regardless of race, religion, country of origin, age, education level or gender.

This also includes a patient that is not able to pay. Full disclosure of any problems arising during the provision of care is required.The dental assistant shall provide optimum oral health and comfort to all patients with a focus on the health, welfare and security of the person.The dental assistant will uphold the principles of dignity, equity, fairness and respect for all individuals.The dental assistant will take every measure in thefulfillment of their duties to minimize their impact on the environment and to promote environmentally friendly practices.The dental assistant will contribute, through education and service, to promotional activities and initiatives designed to advance oral and general health care knowledge and service.The dental assistant shall assume the responsibilities and ethical obligations required to provide and promote quality oral health care and service.The dental assistant shall be open and honest in all relationships with members of the oral health care team, and the public.Dental assistants are recognized by the public as a distinct health care profession. This code is not an exhaustive study of professional ethics or an ethics guide. There are six basic principles of ethics that help guide dental assistants. The dental professional that increases a fee for a patient because the patient is covered under a dental benefits plan is unethical. The dental assistant will uphold these fiduciary responsibilities and protect the best interests of the patient at all times.In all clinical, educational, institutional and emergency situations, the dental assistant shall maintain the standards of care in a reasonable, prudent, and professional manner.Acts of omission and commission that cause injury or harm to a patient will be considered professional negligence.The dental assistant has an ethical responsibility for all procedures performed by them during the delivery of patient care. ODAA Code of Ethics. Principles of Ethics The dental assistant should identify any alternatives that will be more ethical. The dental professional must respect the position of trust between a dental professional and patient, communicate truthfully and without deception, and maintain intellectual integrity.The dental professional is not acting ethically if diagnose or cure of a disease or infection is not based on scientific knowledge. This includes being aware of current knowledge through continued education, understanding when to refer the patient to a specialist and knowing when to delegate patient care to a dental assistant.

A difference of opinion should be communicated to the patient by the dental professional.

It would also be unethical for a dental professional to change the dates of treatment to help a patient obtain a benefit.Everyday a dental assistant my run into an ethical dilemma. However, the dental professional should not make unjustifiable disparaging statements against another dental professional.To do no harm. The Code of Ethics reflects the values of the profession of dental assisting based on the principles of veracity, integrity and respect.

Therefore the dental assistant has a responsibility to uphold the highest principles and standards of the profession, promoting the profession in the advancement of quality oral health care and service.The dental assistant will perform, to the highest standards, only those duties within assigned authority as outlined in licensing/certifying and regulating legislation within the provincial, territorial or federal jurisdictions governing professionals.Dental assistants shall endeavour to protect the profession, the oral health care team and members of the public by reporting to regulatory authorities all actions which contravene provincial, territorial or federal jurisdictions.The dental assistant has an obligation to maintain membership, to support and participate in the initiatives of the local, provincial and national professional associations. I understand that consent is not a condition of purchase and I may unsubscribe at any time.Sticking to a code of ethics is a great way for dental assistants to show that they care about their patients. The Code of Ethics reflects the values of the profession of dental assisting based on the principles of veracity, integrity and respect.