Dental Ethics and Patient Care: Setting and Meeting Ethical Goals

About This Course

Foundations of dental ethics course: Learn ethical principles and dilemmas in dentistry, setting goals aligned with values, communication, and maintaining ethical standards for long-term success. Cultivate an ethical culture in dental practices.

Why Take This Course?

The common problem or challenge that UK dental professionals face is ethical dilemmas in their practice. These dilemmas can arise from conflicts between patient autonomy and beneficence, limited resources, and conflicting interests. The course addresses these challenges by providing a comprehensive understanding of dental ethics and principles, helping professionals to set ethical goals, and providing tools for communicating and evaluating ethical dilemmas in practice. By cultivating an ethical culture, dental professionals can maintain the highest standards of care and promote patient trust and confidence in their practice.

Taking this course on dental ethics can benefit dental professionals by providing them with a strong understanding of ethical principles in dentistry and how to navigate common ethical dilemmas. It emphasizes the importance of setting ethical goals and aligning them with personal and institutional values, effectively communicating these goals to patients, and continually evaluating and overcoming obstacles to maintain ethical standards. The course also teaches strategies for maintaining ethical standards in the long term and cultivating an ethical culture within dental practices.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to articulate the importance of goal-setting in dentistry and relate it to personal and professional development.	1: Upon completion of the course, particpants are expected to understand and apply the principles of SMART goal setting in the context of dentistry.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to apply the SMART framework in setting practical, measurable, and attainable goals for their professional growth within the dental practice.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely become more proactive in their professional development, driving advancements in the field of dentistry as a whole.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to identify potential barriers to achieving their set goals in dentistry and devise strategies to overcome these obstacles.	3: The course should lead to an enhanced ability in effectively utilising digital tools and technologies to support goal-setting, tracking, and achievement.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the use of various tools, technologies, and digital platforms that support effective goal-setting, tracking, and achievement in dentistry.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to an increase in the overall efficiency and quality of care provided in dental practices, as individual professionals become more focused and goal-oriented.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to engage in reflective practices, analyzing their goal progress and adapting their strategies for continuous professional development in dentistry.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will adopt regular reflective practices to review their goal progress and continuously adapt for their personal and professional growth.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers the foundations of dental ethics, including ethical principles in dentistry and common ethical dilemmas. It emphasizes the importance of setting ethical goals in dentistry and aligning them with personal and institutional values, communicating these goals to patients, and continually evaluating and overcoming obstacles to meet them. The course concludes with reflection on maintaining ethical standards in the long term and cultivating an ethical culture in dental practices.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course covers the foundations of dental ethics, including an understanding of the importance of dental ethics, an overview of key ethical principals in dentistry, the role of ethics in patient care, common ethical dilemmas in dentistry, and a case study on ethical issues in everyday practice. It also delves into understanding ethical goals, their importance in dentistry and practice management, aligning ethical goals with personal and institutional values, and reflecting on one’s own ethical goals. The course also covers setting ethical goals in patient care, strategies for meeting and evaluating them, and maintaining ethical standards in the long term while cultivating an ethical culture in one’s practice.

Section 2

Section 2 of this course focuses on understanding ethical goals and their importance in dentistry. It covers the role of ethical goals in practice management, aligning ethical goals with personal values, and strategies for meeting and evaluating ethical goals. Additionally, this section addresses challenges in maintaining ethical patient relationships and cultivating an ethical culture within a practice.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers setting and meeting ethical goals in patient care. This includes understanding the patient-centered approach to ethical goal setting, communicating ethical goals to patients, and addressing challenges in maintaining ethical patient relationships. Strategies for meeting ethical goals, continual evaluation of progress, and incorporating feedback are also discussed. The section concludes with reflection on the principles and importance of ethical goals, maintaining ethical standards in the long term, and cultivating an ethical culture in practice.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course covers strategies for meeting and evaluating ethical goals in dentistry. It explores various ways of overcoming obstacles and challenges while incorporating feedback in the ethical practice. The section ends with a reflection on the principles and importance of ethical goals, maintaining ethical standards in the long term and cultivating an ethical culture in your practice.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers reviewing and reflecting on the principles and importance of ethical goals, reflecting on the process of setting and meeting ethical goals, maintaining ethical standards in the long term, cultivating an ethical culture in your practice, and summarizing and recapping the overall course content of dental ethics and patient care: setting and meeting ethical goals.

Course Reviews

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I found the dental ethics course to be incredibly informative and relevant to our everyday practice. The discussion on aligning personal and institutional values in ethical goals was particularly helpful in navigating ethical dilemmas.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course on dental ethics exceeded my expectations in its comprehensive coverage of the subject matter. I appreciated the emphasis on ethical communication with patients, especially in challenging situations where trust is crucial.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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As a seasoned dental professional, I found the dental ethics course to be refreshing and thought-provoking. The section on cultivating an ethical culture in dental practices was especially insightful, and I will be implementing some of these ideas in my own practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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