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    Perception of studying dental law and ethics among postgraduate dental students in the UK

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    Authors
    Wassif, Hoda
    Affiliation
    University of Bedfordshire
    Issue Date
    2015-08-14
    Subjects
    dental practitioners
    dental education
    dental law and ethics
    
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    Abstract
    Law and ethics is an integral part of medical and dental professional practice. The subject is touched upon in the undergraduate curriculum. Historically, dentists interested in postgraduate study in this subject have accessed courses on medical law and ethics. While there are areas of shared interest (for example, consent, confidentiality) there are differences in emphasis and content (for example, end of life care, organ transplants, etc) which are not relevant to dentistry. A new postgraduate certificate (PgCert) course was approved by the University of Bedfordshire designed specifically for dental practitioners, making it the only university accredited course in the UK that is specific to dental staff. Students' perception of the subject of dental law and ethics at a postgraduate level was not known. The first PgCert student cohort was assessed at the start and the end of the course using two questionnaires. Sixteen students, all qualified dental practitioners working in the UK, took part. The perception toward the subject of dental law and ethics was in-line with the current guideline and regulations governing the dental profession. Perception of dental law was clearer at the end of the course compared to the beginning while dental ethics remained a challenging subject.
    Citation
    Wassif HS (2015) 'Perception of studying dental law and ethics among postgraduate dental students in the UK', British Dental Journal, 21 pp.131-134.
    Publisher
    Nature Publishing Group
    Journal
    British Dental Journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/625108
    DOI
    10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.594
    PubMed ID
    26271870
    Additional Links
    https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2015.594
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0007-0610
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.594
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