Comparative analysis of Brazilian medical and dental ethics codes

Authors

  • Allan Ulisses Carvalho de Melo Universidade Tiradentes-Sergipe
  • Suzane Rodrigues Jacinto Gonçalves Universidade Tiradentes-Sergipe
  • Cyntia Ferreira Ribeiro Universidade de Taubaté
  • Thiago de Santana Santos Universidade de São Paulo
  • Augusto Tadeu Ribeiro de Santana Conselho Regional de Odontologia de Sergipe

Keywords:

deontological ethics, medical ethics, professional ethics, ethical theory

Abstract

Professional ethics codes are norms (federal authority resolutions) prepared by members of the different categories of workers with the goal to guide the ethical conduct of these professionals in relation to patients, colleagues and society. The aim of this study was to carry out a comparative analysis of ethical codes in Dentistry and Medicine. It was observed that differences between these documents were due more to the particularities of each profession than to different focus, facing similar problems. It was concluded that Dentistry and Medicine ethical codes have more points in common than differences, but it would be interesting that Class Advisory Committees, when proposing actualizations and changes to their current codes, they will look what other health care professions view as deontological norms, with the end to have into account aspects which may be important also for their professional class, in order to extend the codes and facilitate to physicians and dentists ethical decision making in their daily task in benefit to the health of human beings and community.

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Published

2012-11-12

How to Cite

Carvalho de Melo, A. U., Rodrigues Jacinto Gonçalves, S., Ferreira Ribeiro, C., de Santana Santos, T., & Ribeiro de Santana, A. T. (2012). Comparative analysis of Brazilian medical and dental ethics codes. Acta Bioethica, 18(2). Retrieved from https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/24211

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2012): Temas de Bioética Clínica

Section

Interfaces

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