Ethical Duties of Care in Healthcare
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What is the key principle behind protecting patients' life and health to an acceptable professional standard?

  • To do good and do no harm (correct)
  • Respect autonomy
  • Act justly and fairly
  • Ensuring patient confidentiality
  • In the context of patient care, what does truthfulness entail?

  • Withholding information that might worry the patient
  • Actively making known all the full truth of a matter (correct)
  • Choosing when to disclose certain details
  • Only providing partial information when necessary
  • What ethical aspect ensures patients have the right to information and choice about their treatment?

  • Maintaining patient confidentiality
  • Respecting patient autonomy (correct)
  • Ensuring prompt complaint responses
  • Acting justly and fairly
  • Which entity establishes legal precedents in the field of dentistry through decisions made by judges in earlier cases?

    <p>Courts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the GDC (General Dental Council) in relation to dentistry standards?

    <p>Uphold standards in dentistry and protect patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 2nd Ethical Duty of Care for dentists according to the text?

    <p>Respecting refusal of professional recommendations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must dentists ensure when patients are asked to make a decision?

    <p>Patients understand the decision they are asked to make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle requires dentists to work with colleagues in a way that is in patients' best interests?

    <p>Beneficence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must be ensured for any research involving humans according to the text?

    <p>Research benefits must outweigh potential harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which action is a requirement for maintaining patient confidence in dentists?

    <p>Ensuring personal behavior maintains patients' confidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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