Ethical dentistry

ETHICAL DENTISTRY

«Leave the Dental World better than

you found it!»

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

Being knowledgeable in all areas requires the disipline of regular continuing educational activity.

The criteria of any proffession

-Motivation

-Dedication

-Mastery of information

-Skill

*fact

• The rubber dam was developed by Sanford C. Barnum in 1864 in New York City.

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.

Essential Factors for Dental Practise

• Professional attitude

• Knowledge of the subject

• Vision

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.

Vision

• A skillful DENTIST makes the difficult task (procedure) look easy.

WHATEVER YOU ARE , BE A GOOD ONE!