Define the terms autonomy, confidentiality, societal trust, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice, veracity, fidelity, paternalism, and utility and identify the ethical principles used in health care for framing ethical problems and questions. Give two examples of ethical problems and questions in which these principles would be used.
Review the dental hygiene code of ethics, obtain a copy of the informed consent and the patients’ bill of rights used in your dental hygiene clinic, compare the ethical principles found in each.
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