title: Ethics and dentistry: I. The meaning of ethics.
abstract: This short series of two papers will examine the relationship between ethics and dentistry. The first paper explores the meaning of ethics; the second will provide a catalogue of primary sources for dental practitioners who wish to read further in order to gain a core of knowledge about dental ethics.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dental Public Health and Oral Health Services Research, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Dentistry, King's College London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gelbier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D001675:Bioethics; D003219:Confidentiality; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004989:Ethics / Q000145:classification; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006625:Hippocratic Oath; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009014:Morals; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012935:Social Justice; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D026712:Value of Life