The specialists shall be obliged when there is no referring dentist and upon a completion of their treatment to inform patients when there is a need for further dental care.Ģ.B.1.The specialists or consulting dentists upon completion of their care shall return the patient, unless the patient expressly reveals a different preference, to the referring dentist, or, if none, to the dentist of record for future care.
When patients visit or are referred to specialists or consulting dentists for consultation: Dentists shall be obliged to seek consultation, if possible, whenever the welfare of patients will be safeguarded or advanced by utilizing those who have special skills, knowledge, and experience. All dentists, therefore, have the obligation of keeping their knowledge and skill current.Ģ.B.
Nonmaleficence ethical principle professional#
The privilege of dentists to be accorded professional status rests primarily in the knowledge, skill and experience with which they serve their patients and society. Under this principle, the dentist's primary obligations include keeping knowledge and skills current, knowing one's own limitations and when to refer to a specialist or other professional, and knowing when and under what circumstances delegation of patient care to auxiliaries is appropriate. This principle expresses the concept that professionals have a duty to protect the patient from harm. The dentist has a duty to refrain from harming the patient. SECTION 2 - Principle: Nonmaleficence ("do no harm").
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