Ethical obliqations and the dental office team.
A hypothetical case of alleged sexual misconduct in a practice with high employee turnover and stress is analyzed by three experts. This case commentary examines the ethical role expectations of an office manager who is not directly involved but becomes aware of the activities. The commentators bring the perspectives of a dental hygienist, academic administrator, and attorney; a teacher of behavioral sciences in a dental school; and a general dentist with many years of practice experience.
Toni M
TM
Roucka
Pamela
P
Zarkowski
Evelyn
E
Donate-Bartfield
Donald E
DE
Patthoff
D003770:Dental Offices / Q000941:ethics; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000941:ethics*; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D009817:Office Management / Q000941:ethics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011361:Professional Competence; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000941:ethics; D012941:Social Responsibility; D017132:Workplace