ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE FOR DENTISTS
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL REASONING OBJECTIVES KEY TERMS INTRODUCTION CASE STUDY ETHICAL THEORIES: DUTIES AND CONSEQUENCES ETHICS NORMATIVE ETHICS ETHICAL THEORIES: A SURVEY OF MORAL THEORIES UTILITARIANISM KANTIAN ETHICS VIRTUE ETHICS SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY UTILITARIANISM AND JUSTICE LIBERALISM AND RIGHTS THREE FACTS ABOUT RIGHTS RAWLS’S THEORY OF JUSTICE APPLYING RAWLS’S THEORY TO HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS SUMMARY CRITICAL THINKING CHAPTER 2 CORE VALUES AND ADDITIONAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES CORE VALUES AUTONOMY CONFIDENTIALITY HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT SOCIETAL TRUST NONMALEFICENCE BENEFICENCE JUSTICE VERACITY ADDITIONAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FIDELITY PARENTALISM/PATERNALISM UTILITY CHAPTER 3 INFORMED CONSENT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND GIVING INFORMATION GIVING CONSENT RIGHTS AND DUTIES INVOLVED IN INFORMED CONSENT EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF INFORMED CONSENT TYPES OF CONSENT HARM-AVOIDANCE MODEL EXAMPLES AUTONOMY-ENHANCING MODEL EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE THE IDEAL CONTEXT DISCLOSURE IN THE OFFICE: PRACTICAL HINTS INFORMED CONSENT AND RESEARCH USE OF PHOTOS AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES DISCLOSURE BY INFECTED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS CHAPTER 4 DECISION MAKING ETHICAL DILEMMA CONTENTS SOLVING ETHICAL PROBLEMS KOHLBERG’S MODEL REST’S MODEL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS APPLYING DECISION-MAKING STEPS IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM GATHER THE FACTS LIST THE ALTERNATIVES SELECT THE COURSE OF ACTION ACT ON THE DECISION EVALUATE THE ACTION CHAPTER 5 JURISPRUDENCE CRIMINAL LAW INSURANCE FRAUD CIVIL LAW TORT LAW PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE AND MALPRACTICE ASSAULT AND BATTERY DEFAMATION CONTRACT LAW ABANDONMENT RISK MANAGEMENT CASE LAW LICENSURE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WRITTEN BOARD EXAMS PRACTICAL BOARD EXAMS OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE CREDENTIALING CERTIFICATION PRACTICE ACT PROTECTION CONTENTS REGULATION SCOPE OF PRACTICE SUPERVISION FORENSIC DENTISTRY CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL ISSUES WORKPLACE LEGISLATION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION ACT FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT SEXUAL HARASSMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT REPORTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHILD ABUSE SPOUSE ABUSE ELDERLY ABUSE ACCESS TO CARE DISPARITIES FINANCIAL BARRIERS MANAGED CARE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS SOCIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS ADVOCACY CHAPTER 7 ASPECTS OF PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS CONSUMER-INFLUENCED CHANGES THE FOCUS FOR CONSULTING FIRMS CUSTOMIZE BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS AND DENTAL HYGIENE EMPLOYER MANAGEMENT STYLES THE TEAM CONCEPT TEAM COMMUNICATION DEFINING STAFF ROLES CROSS TRAINING STAFF MEETING BENEFITS MEETING ACTIVITIES EXPECTATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COMMUNICATE YOUR EDUCATION YOUR EXPECTATIONS STAFF EXPECTATIONS PATIENT EXPECTATIONS MARKETING AND THE DENTAL PRACTICE USING EXPERTISE TO MARKET THE PRACTICE SUCCESSFUL MARKETING USING ADVERTISING MARKETING THE PATIENT’S HEALTH CARE MARKETING THE PRACTICE MARKETING YOURSELF MARKETING STRATEGIES MARKETING AND PROFIT CENTERS PROFIT CENTER AND PATIENT COMPLIANCE PROFIT CENTER OPTIONS OTHER PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 8 THE BUSINESS OF DENTAL HYGIENE DENTAL HYGIENE ASSESSMENT THOROUGH PATIENT ASSESSMENT BUILDING AND PERFECTING SKILLS PREVENTATIVE HOME CARE MAXIMIZING SKILLS DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES THE BUSINESS OF DENTAL HYGIENE OVERHEAD COST CREATING DAILY SCHEDULES DENTAL INSURANCE AND HYGIENE SERVICES COMMON INSURANCE PLANS INSURANCE BILLING PROCEDURES INSURANCE CODES EXCLUDED TREATMENTS CONTINUING CARE AND RECARE SYSTEMS CONTINUING CARE SYSTEMS CONTINUING CARE OBJECTIVES TIME MANAGEMENT WORKING WITH OTHER DENTAL HYGIENISTS WORKING AS A PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL HYGIENIST CAREER ALTERNATIVES SIX ROLES OF THE DENTAL HYGIENIST LIFELONG LEARNING CHAPTER 9 ALTERNATE PRACTICE MODELS: FUTURE TRENDS FOR ORAL HEALTH CARE OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATE PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES ALTERNATE PRACTICE MODELS INTERNATIONAL MODELS FOR THE DENTAL THERAPIST DENTAL THERAPISTS IN THE UNITED STATES MINNESOTA—ADVANCED DENTAL THERAPIST DENTAL THERAPIST ALASKA—DENTAL HEALTH AIDE THERAPISTS CURRENT ALTERNATIVE PRACTICE MODELS IN THE UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA COLORADO—UNSUPERVISED PRACTICE MAINE—UNSUPERVISED PRACTICE NEW MEXICO—COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE CHAPTER 10 SEEKING THE DENTAL HYGIENE POSITION BEGINNING THE SEARCH KEEPING OPTIONS OPEN WORKING AS A TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES PREPARING FOR INTERVIEWS INTERVIEW SKILLS THE EMPLOYER’S INTERVIEW COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS YOUR INTERVIEW THE WORKING INTERVIEW INTERVIEWS AND PERSONALITY TESTS ATTIRE LEADERSHIP VERSUS MANAGEMENT: QUALITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES RÉSUMÉS PERFECTING YOUR RESUME THE COVER LETTER POST-INTERVIEW ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BEGINNING THE NEW JOB COMPENSATION BENEFITS MAJOR BENEFIT COMPONENTS NEGOTIATING OTHER NEGOTIATING CONSIDERATIONS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS POLICY MANUALS EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS CHAPTER 11 PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AND CAREER LONGEVITY THE BASICS OF INVESTING INVESTMENT VEHICLES EARNED INTEREST INVESTMENT BROKERS SPEND MONEY WISELY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS LIABILITY COVERAGE DISABILITY COVERAGE DISABILITY LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE TERM OR WHOLE-LIFE POLICIES PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP PATIENT PERSPECTIVE SELF-CARE CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS DENTAL OPERATORIES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS