Assignment Task: Ethics and Jurisprudence
Ethical Dilemma Project Instructions
Purpose: To allow the dental hygiene student to incorporate their knowledge of ethical principles and apply the ethical decision making process to a scenario often seen in dental practice. The student will make application of all the knowledge acquired in DHE 237 Ethics and Jurisprudence.
Instructions:
- Groups will be assigned by the instructor and assigned in class.
- With your paper, you must turn in a copy of the case study.
- There are no extensions for this project. You may turn in this paper before the due date.
- Each group member must contribute equally to this final paper. Do not designate one person to complete this paper and do all of the work.
- Each group member is required to answer at least one (1) question. You are required to label each question that you are assigned to answer. The paper cannot be accepted without the group member names labeled for each question.
- Group members must assure each person contributes equally since each person in the group will receive the same grade.
- This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade.
- All questions should be answered thoroughly and in full sentences. Use the terminology used throughout the course to answer the question.
Answer all the questions listed below.
Paper Format:
Title page:
Group Member Names:
DHE 237 Ethics and Jurisprudence
Ethical Dilemma Paper
Paper:
Ethical Dilemma or Ethical Issue
You just graduated from dental hygiene school. You only have 40 minutes per patient.
In hygiene school you learned how to "properly" deliver care to a patient; but you also had 4 hours to deliver that care. You are now finding yourself running behind schedule all the time. The patients are complaining that you are seeing them late. You are tired of working through lunch and getting off work late. One of the assistants is always on her phone and conversing with everyone in the office but never seems to "have time" to help you. You have had enough!!!! What do you do? In the meantime, your 3-month recall is due for full mouth probing, and you only do a PSR because you figure you will get around to the full mouth probing at the next 3 month recall. Is that okay to wait until the next 3-month recall? Why or why not?
Answer the Six following questions presented on this handout:
1. Is this case an example of an ethical issue or ethical dilemma? Identify the two conflicting obligations that make up the dilemma. If there are not conflicting obligations, you may state that the situation presents an ethical issue, but not a dilemma.
2. What type of law will be used to handle this case? Administrative, civil, criminal or a combination?
3. What do you think is the right course of action in the situation? Justify your answer from book, power point presentations, and other sources. Cite your references. What would you hope do to do in the situation? Does the ADA or ADHA Code of Ethics address the issues in this case?
4. Is there any information missing from the description of this case? In other words, do you need more information to resolve the case?
5. What are the possible consequences for the patient and for the health care worker? Need Assignment Help?
6. Any other thoughts or feelings you have about the situation.
Paper Requirements
- Times New Roman Font
- Size 12
- Double Spaced
- 3 page minimum
- In paper citations must be in APA format
- Any referenced work needs to be properly documented and put in APA format on a separate page entitled "References"
- Turnitin and AI verification will be utilized