Dental Ethics Survey

Intended for dental students, the Dental Ethics Survey is primarily designed to attune aspiring dental professionals to ethics and professionalism in dentistry.

The Dental Ethics Survey is a series of open-ended prompts to which there are not necessarily specific right or wrong answers. The survey should be completed in one hour. The responses are not graded as part of the online process, but dental schools may evaluate and grade the responses independently.

Dental students should use this form to complete the Dental Ethics Survey.

Name*
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University*
Professor's Name*
Please indicate the name of the professor assigning you the Dental Ethics Survey.
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Date*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Email*
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Professor's Email*
Please note your professor's email.
Do you think a student’s ethical values and general ethical conduct can be changed by dental school?*
What is the difference between a patient and a customer?*
What would you do if you saw another student cheating in an obvious and unambiguous manner?*
When a dentist presents a treatment plan to a patient, the dentist typically benefits financially from that treatment plan. What are the ramifications of this apparent conflict of interest?*
Which is worse, cheating on a test or falsifying patient records?*
Give an example of something that is legal but not ethical in dentistry.*
Should a fourth-year (or senior) dental student nearing graduation be treated differently from a first-year student for the same ethical infraction?*
Is it appropriate to lower the quality of dentistry if it means more people can be treated?*
What would you do if you were asked to follow a law or rule that you believed to be unethical?*
Is dental care a right, a privilege, an obligation, or a commodity?*