title: Practical ethics in the managed care era.
abstract: The dentist of the '90s will have to be a highly competent clinical ethicist to thrive in and feel good about dentistry. Ethics is often mistaken by dental professionals and students to be a dull, dry recounting of the things they must avoid to stay out of trouble. This article points out that ethical reflection is interesting and, on a practical level, essential to both practitioner and patient. Much is new to the dentist in this area, as biomedical ethics have evolved a great deal in the past few years. What follows is an outline of basic normative theory, a discussion of practical modern issues, and some psychological reflection on putting good decisions into action.
authors.affiliation: UOP School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peltier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D017009:Professional Autonomy