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Critical retelling of dental ethics told through 'George Washington's Complete Denture'
Eleanor Fleming1, Patricia Neville2
1School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Medical Humanities
|March 21, 2025
Summary
Dental ethics must embrace diversity, moving beyond a singular, value-neutral approach. Examining historical artifacts like George Washington
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Bioethics
- Dental Education
Background:
- Traditional dental ethics often assumes a value-neutral, singular perspective, overlooking the need for diverse viewpoints.
- Current dental ethics frameworks may not adequately address issues like cosmetic dentistry's focus on aesthetics over health disparities.
- The profession's ethical discourse is often criticized for being static and failing to incorporate critical perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reframe dental ethics through a diversity lens, challenging the dominance of white, Eurocentric bioethics.
- To demonstrate the relevance of diversity in dental practice and education using historical artifacts.
- To encourage critical reflectivity and decenter monolithic ethical discourses in dentistry.
Main Methods:
- Utilized George Washington's complete dentures as a case study to explore complex ethical dilemmas.
- Employed an interdisciplinary approach, combining social science and dental education perspectives.
- Applied the implosion method to deconstruct the artifact and connect it with global history and critical theory.
Main Results:
- The study reveals how dental ethics is dynamic and problematic, particularly concerning issues of whiteness, power, and racial capitalism.
- George Washington's dentures, possibly made from enslaved people's teeth, highlight overlooked ethical issues like settler colonialism and biopolitics.
- Celebrating historical dental artifacts without acknowledging ethical complexities perpetuates a flawed understanding of oral health history.
Conclusions:
- Dental ethics requires a critical engagement with history and context to move beyond a singular, Eurocentric viewpoint.
- Integrating diversity into dental ethics is crucial for addressing oral health disparities and promoting equitable practice.
- Reframing dental ethics through a diversity lens is essential for both oral health practice and dental education.
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