What it means to be a doctor. Sensitizing the dentist and the student to professionalism.
Professional demeanor and the inter-personal behavior of the dentist play a large part in building the trust patients measure as they gain confidence in their choice of practitioner. Most of the time, patients experience comfort through the competent, compassionate care of a genuinely respected provider. That important im- age is determined by the ethical and proper relationships every patient encounters. The following discussion brings to the forefront image-damaging episodes that have occurred as a result of unwise or unthinking circumstances playing out not only in the office, but in the community and in private life as well. Can a professional shield the public from disappointing legal, unprofessional entanglements that could cast doubt on the good judgment and safety expected of the doctor? What effects on a practice may be seen?
Ronald I
RI
Maitland
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D000437:Alcoholism; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002983:Clinical Competence; D008192:Deception; D003657:Decision Making; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D011361:Professional Competence; D011363:Professional Impairment; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011641:Public Relations; D012919:Social Behavior; D013335:Students, Dental; D013800:Theft; D035502:Trust; D014754:Violence