Dental Ethics at Chairside : Professional Principles and Practical Applications

Ozar and Sokol present a practical guide to contemporary ethical questions for the dental community at large. Starting with the dentist's fundamental professional obligations and central values, this book examines the assumptions behind current published codes and opinions. Topics and case studies include ethical advertising, competition and communication between dentists, the dentist's obligation vs. personal risk, economic issues, conflicts of interest between patient and dentist, patients with impaired capacities, HIV/AIDS, and aesthetic values.

Originally published by Mosby in 1994.

David T. Ozar, Ph.D., F.A.C.D., is director, Center for Ethics and Social Justice, and professor, Department of Philosophy, Loyola University of Chicago. He is an honorary Fellow of the American College of Dentists. David J. Sokol, D.D.S., J.D., F.A.G.D., is a dentist with many years of private practice experience, and is also in the practice of dental and medical health and malpractice law in Highland Mills, N.Y.