Narrative-
An oral health professional recently attended a continuing education course about advances in diagnostic testing using oral fluid (saliva). At the course, the individual received samples of test kits that use oral fluid to screen for various diseases. The oral health professional routinely collects oral fluid from patients to measure caries risk so incorporating these additional tests into the current process of care should be easy. The oral health professional, however, does not want to assume it will be easy without trying out the tests first. The oral health professional decides to try out the sample test kits using patient oral fluid samples. Since the oral health professional doesn’t know exactly how the tests will work, they do not tell the patients that their oral fluid samples are being used for a trial run. One patient has test results that reveal a positive result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Instructions-
The reflection paper is to include the following information (adapted from the Ethical Decision-Making Model)
- Identify and describe the ethical and professional concerns utilizing the Dentistry/Dental Principles and Codes of Ethics presented in the narrative
- Identify the ethical principles involved
- Outline options for addressing the issue
- Analyze solutions in terms of ethical principles
- Recommend a solution & provide justification incorporating the professional values
- Reflection of the case as it relates to the D1 Competency #2 (apply legal, ethical and regulatory principles to the provision of oral health care, including practice management) or the DH Competency #1 (apply a code of ethics in all endeavors)
Paper Requirements-
The paper should be single spaced, 12 font, normal margins, and 3-4 pages in length (cover/title page and references are not to be included in the 3-4 page count).
All ideas, words, or work from others that are included in your submitted paper must be properly cited and referenced. Failure to appropriately cite the ideas, words, or work of others in your work is considered plagiarism.
Vancouver reference style is recommended. Please refer to Citing Medicine for more information.
Additional Resources-
“A Primer on Salivary Diagnostics”
“Property and Privacy Paradigms of “Marketable Spit” An Ethical and Legal Counterpart to Blood?”
“Routine HIV Testing in the Dental Practice: Can We Cross the Rubicon?”
I have also attached the additional resources! Thank you!
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