title: CDA Judicial Council: blending idealism and practicality.
abstract: The California Dental Association Judicial Council has the responsibility for interpreting and enforcing the Code of Ethics, for disciplining members and for fostering a climate of education and ethics awareness for CDA members. The Council recognizes the inherent difficulty in rigid enforcement of the Code of Ethics, and chooses to take an approach that educates and encourages members to embrace the highest standards of our profession as outlined in the Code.
authors.affiliation: California Dental Association Judicial Council, USA. robert.kiger@va.gov
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kiger
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D002140:California; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004647:Employee Discipline; D006801:Humans; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States