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Why our ethics curricula do work.

Larry E Jenson¹

¹University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Ave., Box 0758, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. jensonl@dentistry.ucsf.edu

Journal of Dental Education

|February 4, 2005

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This article refutes claims that dental ethics curricula are ineffective. It demonstrates that current ethics education methods successfully impart essential ethical principles and professional values.

Area of Science:

Dental Education
Bioethics

Background:

Critique of existing dental ethics curricula by Bertolami (2004).
Analysis of the effectiveness of current ethics education in dental schools.

Discussion:

Challenges Bertolami's assumptions regarding ethics curriculum efficacy.
Presents evidence and examples supporting the functionality of current ethics curricula.
Examines pedagogical approaches in dental ethics education.

Key Insights:

Dental ethics curricula are effective in teaching professional values.
Current educational strategies successfully foster ethical reasoning in dental professionals.
Critiques of ethics education often overlook successful implementation and outcomes.

Outlook:

Keywords:

Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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