title: What is my ethical responsibility when my employer authorizes treatments that I believe are unnecessary?
authors.affiliation: American Dental Association Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, USA.
authors.forename: Rod B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wentworth
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns / Q000941:ethics; D003729:Dental Care / Q000941:ethics*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000941:ethics; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006124:Group Practice, Dental / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000941:ethics; D010358:Patient Participation; D011331:Private Practice / Q000941:ethics; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics; D012919:Social Behavior; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000941:ethics; D035642:Whistleblowing / Q000941:ethics; D017132:Workplace