title: Some care versus no care: an ethical analysis.
abstract: When examining solutions to mitigate dental disease and the crisis involving access to care, a question is frequently raised: "Is some care better than no care?" However, the question generally lingers unanswered. The purpose of this paper was to perform an ethical analysis of the question "is some care better than no care?" in order to ascertain whether solutions that provide "some care" are ethically justifiable.
authors: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Children's Village, Yakima, Wash., USA; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA. jessicade@yvfwc.org.
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: De Bord
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care / Q000941:ethics; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000941:ethics*; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000941:ethics; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D015438:Health Behavior; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000941:ethics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000941:ethics; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000941:ethics; D024382:Professional Role; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D059039:Standard of Care / Q000941:ethics; D035862:Vulnerable Populations