Bioethics and odontologists’ professional practice

Authors

  • María Angélica Torres-Quintana Universidad de Chile
  • Fernando Romo O. Universidad de Chile

Abstract

Odontology faces important ethical dilemmas: interaction patient-odontologist; access to dental health; consciousness about population's needs, among others. All of these attract discussion and have to be treated according to ethics. This paper wants to show that bioethics, as an open alternative based upon dialogue and comprehension of evidences, will provide tools to find ethical answers for dilemmas and for inter-disciplinary and inter-professional discussions.

Keywords:

ethical dilemmas, dialogue, social needs

Author Biographies

María Angélica Torres-Quintana, Universidad de Chile

Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile.

Fernando Romo O., Universidad de Chile

Clínica Integral del Adulto y Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile.