Abstract
The ethics and professionalism core, which forms the basis of all clinical learning and development, is a vital component of dental education. As a result, ethics and professionalism courses are included in the curricula of dental schools nationwide. But are dental ethics taught before dental school, especially in the context of predental communities, and if so, in what way? In addition to explaining why and how the introduction of The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Conduct (the ADA code) might be better rooted at an earlier stage of learning for those interested in pursuing a career in dentistry, this article aims to demonstrate how ethics education appears to be lacking in the majority of pre-professional university programs.
Recommended Citation
Singley, Rivers B.S. and Ha, Alex B.S.
(2024)
"Strengthening Pre-Dental Ethics Education,"
Journal of the American College of Dentists: Vol. 91:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://commons.ada.org/jacd/vol91/iss1/4