Healthcare Ethics. 1 Credit Hour

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of professional and ethical issues facing dental hygiene professionals. Topics to be explored include the beliefs, fundamental principles, core values and standards of professional responsibility set forth in the ADHA Code of Ethics for Dental Hygienists. Ethical dilemmas will be discussed and decision making models will be introduced and used to assist students in solving these dilemmas. Additionally, team-based learning activities will serve to support student learning. Prerequisites: DENH 3020 , DENH 3021 , DENH 3034 , DENH 3035 , DENH 3040 .