ethical dentistry
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Leave it better than you found it!
• The Boy Scout organization’s slogan used in campsites years ago...
• But that carries the power even today to motivate not only in the Dental World but in everything we do in life.
• Greeting a person with a smile
• Showing concern for a patient...
• Make dentistry everyday better than you found it!
The main GOAL of our proffession
• QUALITY DENTAL TREATMENT
(Optimum Oral Healthcare)
HEALTH+FUNCTION+ESTHETIC
WHAT A DENTIST MUST HAVE
• 1.Psychomotor ability
• 2.Degree of skill
-stay well informed
-keep up to date with current research
-listen to the experts
Don’t make assumptions! DIAGNOS!
• It is important that oral healthcare proffesionals do not assume the cause of the patient’s signs nd symptoms until they have been examined.
Full Oral Screening in every patient at every visit.
Professional attitude
• A profession is characterized by additional study over regular schooling.
• Continues education is the key to a successful practice of DENTISTRY.
Knowledge of the subject
• Collecting a personal library and attending postgraduate courses.
• LEARNING should be an ENJOYABLE experience all during the professional life of the practitioner.