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Educational Content of Professional Ethics in Postgraduate Dental Education Publisher Pubmed



Momeni N1 ; Larijani B2, 3 ; Razmi H4, 5 ; Mohammadi F6 ; Mirzazadeh A7 ; Asghari F3
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, school of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Health Professions Education Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Dental Education Published:2023


Abstract

Purpose: Inclusion of proper educational content with respect to professional ethics in dental curricula is an important step to achieve objectives of ethics education especially in postgraduate programs when the time and opportunities for explicit instruction of ethics are limited. This study aimed to find and discuss the topics of ethics and professionalism for dental postgraduate programs. Methods: A modified Delphi survey of experts’ opinions with three rounds was conducted to establish a consensus on the need to teach professional ethics topics. The topics were identified through a literature review and according to the opinion of the experts. Items scored as highly important by over 80% of the participants in each round of the survey were considered educational needs. Results: A total of 154 ethical issues were identified and classified into 29 topical categories to design the initial questionnaire. A consensus was developed on 24 ethics and professionalism topics for inclusion in the professional ethics curriculum for all dental postgraduate programs. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, the same educational content in professional ethics is needed for all dental residency programs in all specialties. Most of the topics on which experts reached a consensus to be included in the ethics educational content were related to ethical and professional standards of conduct. © 2022 American Dental Education Association.