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David W Chambers

    The Journal of the American College of Dentists
    |July 23, 2002
    PubMed
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    Viewing healthcare professionals as agents for patients, rather than a market, clarifies ethical issues in dentistry. This perspective helps control costs by addressing underperforming dentists who harm the profession's value.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Economics
    • Organizational Economics
    • Dental Ethics

    Background:

    • Healthcare is an economic activity often inaccurately portrayed as a simple market process.
    • Existing models struggle to fully address the complexities of healthcare transactions and professional responsibilities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose an alternative framework for understanding healthcare, specifically dentistry, using organizational economic theory.
    • To re-evaluate ethical conflicts and identify controllable costs within the dental profession.

    Main Methods:

    • Application of agency theory from organizational economics to the principal-agent relationship in dentistry.
    • Analysis of how this theoretical lens can resolve ethical dilemmas and economic inefficiencies.

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    Main Results:

    • Viewing dentists as agents for patients untangles ethical conflicts.
    • The agency model identifies key controllable costs in dentistry.
    • Collective action by dentists can manage 'bad actors' to preserve professional value.

    Conclusions:

    • The agency theory provides a more accurate and useful model for healthcare economics than traditional market concepts.
    • Addressing agency costs, particularly those stemming from misconduct, is crucial for maintaining the integrity and economic health of the dental profession.